Aerides emericii

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Aerides emericii
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from Curtis's Botanical Magazine, 1882
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Genus: Aerides
Species:
A. emericii
Binomial name
Aerides emericii
Rchb.f. (1882)

Aerides emericii is a species of epiphytic orchid. [1] It is endemic to the Andaman and Nicobar Islands in the Bay of Bengal (politically part of India though closer to Myanmar, Thailand and Sumatra). [2]

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References

  1. Reichenbach, Heinrich Gustav. 1882. Gardeners' Chronicle & Agricultural Gazette 18: 586.
  2. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families

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