Eriaxis

Eriaxis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Vanilloideae
Tribe: Vanilleae
Genus: Eriaxis
Rchb.f.
Species:
E. rigida
Binomial name
Eriaxis rigida
Synonyms[2]
  • Galeola rigida (Rchb.f.) Benth. & Hook.f.
  • Epistephium regis-alberti Kraenzl. in H.G.Reichenbach

Eriaxis is a monotypic genus of orchids (family Orchidaceae) belonging to the subfamily Vanilloideae. The sole species is Eriaxis rigida, endemic to New Caledonia.[2][3] Its closest relative is Clematepistephium,[4] also endemic to New Caledonia.

  1. ^ Laudereau, C.; Butin, J.-P.; Antheaume, C.; Cazé, H.; Fleurot, D.; Garnier, D.; Gâteblé, G.; Maura, J. (2020) [amended version of 2020 assessment]. "Eriaxis rigida". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T157931721A177455545. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T157931721A177455545.en. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
  2. ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  3. ^ Reichenbach, Heinrich Gustav. 1876. Linnaea 41: 63
  4. ^ Cameron, K. M. (2009) On the Value of Nuclear and Mitochondrial Gene Sequences for Reconstructing the Phylogeny of Vanilloid Orchids (Vanilloideae, Orchidaceae). Annals of Botany 104 (3): 377–85.