Biermannia

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Biermannia
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Biermannia jainiana flower
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Vandeae
Subtribe: Aeridinae
Genus: Biermannia
King & Pantl.
Type species
Biermannia quinquecallosa
King & Pantl.

Biermannia is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It is native to eastern India, China and Southeast Asia. [1] Sir George King and Robert Pantling erected this genus in memory of Adolph Biermann who was the curator of Botanical garden in Kolkata. [2]

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Species

The following species are accepted as of May 2014: [1]

  1. Biermannia longicheila [3]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. King, Sir George; Pantlin, Robert (1898). "The Orchids of Sikkim-Himalaya". Annals of the Royal Botanic Garden, Calcutta. Vol. v.8:pt.1-2 (1898). Calcutta: Bengal Secretariat Book Depot. p. 199.
  3. Biermannia longicheila (Orchidaceae, Aeridinae), a new species from southern Vietnam Averyanov LV, Nuraliev MS, Kuznetsov AN, Kuznetsova SP Phytotaxa 343 9/3/2018 2 Magnolia Press. Pp: 194 - 198 doi : 10.11646/phytotaxa.343.2.11