Eria

Eria
Eria javanica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Podochileae
Subtribe: Eriinae
Genus: Eria
Schltr.[1]
Type species
Eria stellata
Lindl.
Synonyms[1]
  • Aporodes (Schltr.) W.Suarez & Cootes
  • Erioxantha Raf.
  • Exeria Raf.
  • Forbesina Ridl.
  • Gunnarorchis Brieger
  • Octomeria D.Don
  • Trichosma Lindl.
  • Xiphosium Griff.

Eria is a genus of orchids with more than 50 species distributed in China, the Himalayas, the Indian Subcontinent, Southeast Asia, New Guinea, Polynesia, Melanesia and Micronesia.[2][3]