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Eriinae

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Kingdom
  
Plantae

Family
  
Orchidaceae

Rank
  
Subtribe

Order
  
Asparagales

Subfamily
  
Epidendroideae

Eriinae

Similar
  
Eria, Pinalia, Bryobium, Eria bractescens, Malaxideae

The Eriinae form a subtribe of Podochileae, a tribe of the orchid family (Orchidaceae). The name is derived from the genus Eria.

The subtribe includes eleven genera with more than 725 species of epiphytic, lithophytic or (more rarely) terrestrial orchids from tropical regions of India, China, Southeast Asia, and Africa.

The taxonomy of this group discussion there. This limited classification is based on Cameron, et al. (1999), and van den Berg, et al. (2000), giving the following eleven genera:

Genera:

  • Ascidieria
  • Ceratostylis
  • Cryptochilus
  • Epiblastus
  • Eria
  • Mediocalcar
  • Porpax
  • Pseuderia
  • Sarcostoma
  • Stolzia
  • Trichotosia
  • See also: Taxonomy and phylogeny of the orchid family

    References

    Eriinae Wikipedia