| Aerides | |
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| Aerides falcata | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
| Tribe: | Vandeae |
| Subtribe: | Aeridinae |
| Genus: | Aerides Lour., 1790 |
| Type species | |
| Aerides odorata | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Aerides, known commonly as cat's-tail orchids and fox brush orchids, is a genus belonging to the orchid family (Orchidaceae, subfamily Epidendroideae, tribe Vandeae, subtribe Aeridinae). It is a group of tropical epiphyte orchids that grow mainly in the warm lowlands of tropical Asia from India to southern China to New Guinea.[2][3] They are valued in horticulture for their racemes of showy, fragrant, colorful flowers.[4]
The name of the genus refers to the epiphytic growth habit of the species,[5] and literally means "air-plant".[4] The type species, Aerides odorata, was described by João de Loureiro in 1790.[5] This genus is abbreviated Aer in the horticultural trade.
- ^ Aerides | International Plant Names Index. (n.d.). Retrieved July 1, 2023, from https://www.ipni.org/n/30055830-2
- ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ Flora of China v 25 p 485, 指甲兰属 zhi jia lan shu, Aerides Loureiro, Fl. Cochinch. 2: 525. 1790.
- ^ a b Banks, David P. (1999), Tropical Orchids: Of Southeast Asia, Tuttle Publishing, p. 8, ISBN 978-962-593-156-2
- ^ a b "Aerides Orchid Genus". Species Specific. Bill Hunter. Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 18 June 2010.