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134.0000 Family Orchidaceae Juss.; Gen. Pl. [Jussieu] 64 (1789), nom. cons.
over 800 genera, more than 30.000 spp. worldwide, mostly tropical
Species listed in database: 30673; hybrids: 1477
= Apostasiaceae Lindl.; Nix. Pl. 22 (1833), nom. cons.
= Cypripediaceae Lindl.; Nix. Pl. 22 (1833)
= Limodoraceae Horan.; Char. Ess. Fam. 44 (1847)
= Liparidaceae Vines; Stud. Text-book Bot. 2: 567 (1895)
= Neottiaceae Horan.; Prim. Lin. Syst. Nat. 50 (1834)
= Neuwiediaceae R.Dahlgren ex Reveal & Hoogland; Bull. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat., B, Adansonia, Sér. 4, 13: 91 (1991)
= Ophrydaceae Vines; Stud. Text-book Bot. 2: 566 (1895)
= Pycnanthaceae Ravenna; Onira 12(6): 29 (2011)
= Vanillaceae Lindl.; Key Bot. 73 (1835)
134.6204 Genus Eria Lindl.; Bot. Reg. t. 904 (1825) s. str., nom. cons.
Distribution: Tropical Asia to Pacific and Australia. This formerly large, polyphyletic genus has recently been disassembled into numerous smaller genera. Eria s. str. contains probably only ca. 15 species; many species listed here will probably belong into split genera.
Species listed in database: 34
= Erioxantha Raf.; Gard. Mag. & Reg. Rural Domest. Improv. 8: 247 (1832)
= Exeria Raf.; Fl. Tellur. 4: 49 (1838)
= Forbesina Ridl.; J. Bot. 63: Suppl. 120 (1925)
= Gunnarorchis Brieger; Orchideen [Schlechter], ed. 3, Bd. I: 650 (1981)
= Octomeria D.Don; Prodr. Fl. Nepal. 31 (1825), nom. illeg.
= Trichosma Lindl.; Edwards´s Bot. Reg. 28: t. 21 (1842)
species :
Eria albescens Ridl.; J. Fed. Malay States Mus. 8(4): 100 (1917)
Distribution: Sumatra
42 SUM
Remarks: provisionally accepted name, status uncertain
species :
Eria berringtoniana Rchb.f.; Gard. Chron. 1872: 666 (1872)
Distribution: Borneo
42 BOR
species :
Eria bifalcis Lindl.; J. Proc. Linn. Soc., Bot. 3: 56 (1859)
Distribution: Borneo
42 BOR
Synonyms: hidden
= Pinalia bifalcis (Lindl.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 678 (1891)
species :
Eria carolettae Hance; J. Bot. 15: 337 (1877)
Distribution: Cambodia
41 CBD
Remarks: provisionally accepted name, status uncertain
species :
Eria chlorantha Aver. & Averyanova; Komarovia 4: 12 (2006)
Distribution: Vietnam
41 VIE
species :
Eria clausa King & Pantl.; J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, Pt. 2, Nat. Hist. 65: 121 (1896)
Distribution: China (W-Guangxi, SE- to S-Yunnan); SE-Tibet; Nepal; Bhutan; India (Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim, West Bengal); Myanmar (Kachin); Vietnam; N-Thailand
36 CHI TIB 40 BHU IND NEP 41 MYA THA VIE
Remarks: Eria s. str.
Synonyms: hidden
= Eria corneri var. clausa (King & Pantl.) A.N.Rao; J. Econ. Taxon. Bot. 20(3): 708 (1996)
species :
Eria compressoclavata J.J.Sm.; Bull. Jard. Bot. Buitenzorg, Sér. 3, 12: 129 (1932)
Distribution: Sumatra (Bangka Isl.)
42 SUM
species :
Eria convallariopsis Kraenzl.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 44(Beibl. 101): 28 (1910)
Distribution: Borneo
42 BOR
species :
Eria coronaria (Lindl.) Rchb.f.; Ann. Bot. Syst. [Walpers] 6: 272 (1861)
Distribution: China (Yunnan, Guangxi, Hainan); SE-Tibet; Nepal; Bhutan; India (Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim, Uttarakhand, West Bengal); Myanmar (Chin); Thailand; Vietnam
36 CHI TIB 40 BHU IND NEP 41 MYA THA VIE
Remarks: sect. Trichosma
Synonyms: hidden
= Coelogyne coronaria Lindl.; Edwards´s Bot. Reg. 27(Misc.) 83 (1841)
= Eria cylindropoda Griff.; Not. Pl. Asiat. 3: 299 (1851)
= Eria medogensis S.C.Chen & Z.H.Tsi; Acta Phytotax. Sin. 25(5): 329 (1987)
= Eria suavis (Lindl.) Lindl.; J. Proc. Linn. Soc., Bot. 3: 52 (1859)
= Trichosma coronaria (Lindl.) Brieger; Orchideen [Schlechter], ed. 3, Bd. I: 663 (1981), isonym
= Trichosma coronaria (Lindl.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 691 (1891)
= Trichosma suavis Lindl.; Edwards´s Bot. Reg. 28(Misc.): 83 (1842), nom. illeg.
species :
Eria gagnepainii A.D.Hawkes & A.H.Heller; Lloydia 20: 130 (1957), nom. nov. for Trichosma simondii Gagnep.
Distribution: China (Hainan, Hongkong, NW- to S-Yunnan); SE-Tibet; Taiwan; Vietnam
36 CHI TIB 38 TAI 41 VIE
Remarks: sect. Trichosma
Synonyms: hidden
= Eria coronaria Herklots; (1935) [non Rchb.f. (1861)]
= Eria herklotsii P.J.Cribb; Orchid Rev. 84 (995): 131 (1976)
= Eria rubropunctata Seidenf.; Opera Bot. 114: 167 (1992) [nom. nov. superfl.]
= Trichosma simondii Gagnep.; Bull. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat., Sér. 2, 22: 505 (1950), non Eria simondii Gagnep.
species :
Eria geboana Ormerod; Austral. Orchid Rev. 60(6): 37 (1995)
Distribution: New Guinea (Papua New Guinea)
42 NWG
species :
Eria genuflexa J.J.Sm.; Bull. Dépt. Agric. Indes Néerl. 5: 14 (1907)
Distribution: Sumatra; ?Borneo
42 SUM
Remarks: sect. Trichosma
Synonyms: hidden
= Trichosma genuflexum (J.J.Sm.) Rauschert; Feddes Repert. 94(7­8): 470 (1983)
species :
Eria imbricata J.J.Sm.; Bull. Dépt. Agric. Indes Néerl. 19: 22 (1908)
Distribution: New Guinea (Papua New Guinea, Irian Jaya)
42 NWG
species :
Eria imitans Schltr.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg., Beih. 1: 652 (1912)
Distribution: New Guinea (Papua New Guinea)
42 NWG
species :
Eria imperatifolia Ormerod; Austral. Orchid Rev. 60(6): 38 (1995)
Distribution: New Guinea (Papua New Guinea)
42 NWG
species :
Eria javanica (Sw.) Blume; Rumphia 2: 23 (1836)
Distribution: China (S-Yunnan); Taiwan; India (Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Sikkim); Sri Lanka; Myanmar (Mon, Taninthayi); Thailand; Laos; peninsular Malaysia; +Singapore; Sumatra (incl. Mentawai Isl.); Borneo (Mt. Kinabalu, Sabah, Sarawak); Brunei; Sulawesi; Philippines; Java; Lesser Sunda Isl. (Bali, Flores); Moluccas (Sula Arch., Ambon, Buru, Seram); New Guinea (Papua New Guinea, Irian Jaya); Bismarck Arch. (New Ireland, New Britain)
36 CHI 38 TAI 40 IND SRL 41 LAO MYA THA 42 BOR BRN JAW LSI MLY MOL NWG PHI SNG SUL SUM 43 BIS
Remarks: Eria s. str.
Synonyms: hidden
= Callista javanica (Sw.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 655 (1891)
= Callista perakensis (Hook.f.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 655 (1891)
= Dendrobium javanicum Sw.; Neues J. Bot. 1: 96 (1805) [questionable synonym, type lost]
= Dendrobium perakense Hook.f.; Fl. Brit. India [J.D.Hooker] 5: 712 (1890), et Ic. pl. t. 2019 (1890)
= Dendrolirium rugosum Blume; Bijdr. Fl. Ned. Ind. 345 (1825)
= Eria cochleata Lindl.; Edwards´s Bot. Reg. 30(Misc.): 14 (1844)
= Eria fragrans Rchb.f.; Bot. Zeitung (Berlin) 22: 415 (1864)
= Eria inamoena Schltr.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 45(Beibl. 104): 36 (1911)
= Eria pseudostellata Schltr.; Nachtr. Fl. Schutzgeb. Südsee [Schumann & Lauterbach] 182 (1905)
= Eria rugosa (Blume) Lindl.; Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl. 66 (1830)
= Eria sessilifolia (J.Fraser) D.L.Roberts & Sayers; Bot. Mag., n. s. 22(1): 40 (2005)
= Eria stellata Lindl.; Edwards´s Bot. Reg. 22: t. 904 (1836)
= Eria striolata Rchb.f.; Gard. Chron., Ser. 3, 3: 554 (1888), et Illustr. Hort 35: t. 48 (1888)
= Eria vaginata (Breda) Benth.; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 18: 303 (1881)
= Katherinea perakensis (Hook.f.) A.D.Hawkes; Lloydia 19: 97 (1956)
= Octomeria stellata (Lindl.) Spreng.; Syst. Veg., ed. 16 [Sprengel] 4(2), Cur. Post.: 310 (1827)
= Octomeria vaginata Breda; Gen. Sp. Orchid. Asclep. 1: t. 5 (1828)
= Pinalia fragrans (Rchb.f.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 679 (1891)
= Pinalia rugosa (Blume) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 679 (1891)
= Pinalia stellata (Lindl.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 679 (1891)
= Pinalia striolata (Rchb.f.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 679 (1891)
= Sarcopodium perakense (Hook.f.) Kraenzl.; Pflanzenr. [Engler], IV.50, II B 21, Heft 45 (Orch.-Dendrob. 1): 328 (1910)
= Tainia stellata (Spreng.) Pfitzer; Nat. Pflanzenfam. [Engler & Prantl] II, 6: 153 (1888)
species :
Eria kaniensis Schltr.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg., Beih. 1: 651 (1912)
Distribution: New Guinea (Papua New Guinea); Bougainville; Solomon Isl.
42 NWG 43 SOL
variant :
var. constricta J.J.Sm.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 66: 181 (1934)
Distribution: New Guinea (Papua New Guinea)
42 NWG
species :
Eria magnibracteata J.J.Wood; Checklist Orchids Borneo 215 (1994), nom. nov.
Distribution: Borneo
42 BOR
Synonyms: hidden
= Eria latibracteata Rolfe; Orchid Rev. 3: 285 (1895), Bot. Mag. t. 7605 [non Ridl.]
= Eria rolfei J.J.Sm.; Bull. Dépt. Agric. Indes Néerl. 22: 34 (1909)
species :
Eria micholitzii Kraenzl.; Oesterr. Bot. Z. 44: 460 (1894)
Distribution: New Guinea (Irian Jaya, Papua New Guinea)
42 NWG
Remarks: kept separate from E. javanica by Schuit. & de Vogel
Synonyms: hidden
= Eria papuana Kraenzl.; Pflanzenr. [Engler], IV.50, II B 21, Heft 50 (Orch.-Dendrob. 2): 25 (1911) [non J. J. Sm.]
species :
Eria nepalensis Bajrach. & K.K.Shrestha; J. Jap. Bot. 78(3): 158 (2003)
Distribution: Nepal
40 NEP
species :
Eria pachycephala Kraenzl.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 44(Beibl. 101): 26 (1910)
Distribution: Borneo
42 BOR
species :
Eria peraffinis J.J.Sm.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 11: 137 (1912)
Distribution: New Guinea (Irian Jaya)
42 NWG
species :
Eria ramuana Schltr.; Nachtr. Fl. Schutzgeb. Südsee [Schumann & Lauterbach] 183 (1905)
Distribution: New Guinea (Papua New Guinea)
42 NWG
Synonyms: hidden
= Eria ramuana var. wariana Schltr.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg., Beih. 1: 652 (1912)
species :
Eria sabasaroe Ormerod; Austral. Orchid Rev. 60(6): 39 (1995)
Distribution: New Guinea (Papua New Guinea)
42 NWG
species :
Eria sarcophylla Schltr.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 45(Beibl. 104): 42 (1911)
Distribution: Sumatra
42 SUM
Synonyms: hidden
= Urostachya sarcophylla (Schltr.) Rauschert; Feddes Repert. 94(7­8): 471 (1983)
species :
Eria sarrasinorum Kraenzl.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 44(Beibl. 101): 29 (1910)
Distribution: Borneo; Sulawesi
42 BOR SUL
species :
Eria scabrilinguis Lindl.; J. Proc. Linn. Soc., Bot. 3: 51 (1858)
Distribution: China (S-Fujian, Guangdong, Hongkong, Hainan, S-Guangxi, SW-Guizhou, SE-Yunnan); Japan (Kyushu, Tanegashima Pref., Yakushima Isl.); Ryukyu Isl. (Okinawa, Amami Oshima, Ishigakijima); Taiwan; India (Arunachal Pradesh); Vietnam
36 CHI 38 JAP NNS TAI 40 IND 41 VIE
Synonyms: hidden
= Dendrobium bonianum Gagnep.; Bull. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat., Sér. 2, 2: 233 (1930)
= Dendrobium indochinense A.D.Hawkes & A.H.Heller; Lloydia 20: 121 (1957)
= Dendrobium subsessile Gagnep.; Bull. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat., Sér. 2, 22: 398 (1950)
= Eria boniana (Gagnep.) Tang & F.T.Wang; Acta Phytotax. Sin. 1(1): 84 (1951)
= Eria corneri Rchb.f.; Gard. Chron., n. s. 10: 106 (1878)
= Eria goldschmidtiana Schltr.; Orchis 4: 107 (1910)
= Eria petelotii Gagnep.; Bull. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat., Sér. 2, 2: 309 (1930)
= Eria septemlamella Hayata; Icon. Pl. Formosan. 4: 56 (1914)
= Eria yakushimensis Nakai; Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 36: 20 (1922)
= Pinalia scabrilinguis (Lindl.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 679 (1891)
species :
Eria stenobulba Schltr.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 16: 116 (1919)
Distribution: New Guinea (NW-Papua New Guinea)
42 NWG
species :
Eria straminea Kraenzl.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 44(Beibl. 101): 27 (1910)
Distribution: Sulawesi
42 SUL
species :
Eria tomohonensis Kraenzl.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 44(Beibl. 101): 30 (1910)
Distribution: Sulawesi
42 SUL
species :
Eria umbonata F.Muell. & Kraenzl.; Oesterr. Bot. Z. 44: 163 (1894)
Distribution: New Guinea (Papua New Guinea)
42 NWG
species :
Eria viridibracteata Ridl.; J. Fed. Malay States Mus. 8(4): 101 (1917)
Distribution: Sumatra
42 SUM
species :
Eria vittata Lindl.; J. Proc. Linn. Soc., Bot. 3: 51 (1859)
Distribution: SE-Tibet (Mêdog Xian); India (Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim, West Bengal); Myanmar; N-Thailand
36 TIB 40 IND 41 MYA THA
Remarks: Eria s. str.
Synonyms: hidden
= Pinalia vittata (Lindl.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 679 (1891)
species :
Eria yanshanensis S.C.Chen; Acta Phytotax. Sin. 26(3): 239 (1988)
Distribution: China (S-Yunnan)
36 CHI
Remarks: sect. Trichosma
Synonyms: hidden
= Trichosma yanshanensis (S.C.Chen) Aver.; Taiwania 56(2): 146 (2011)
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