Biermannia

Biermannia
	Biermannia jainiana flower
Scientific classification
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.

Last updated August 01, 2025

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]

Species

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

Biermannia arunachalensis A.N.Rao - Arunachal Pradesh
Biermannia bigibba (Schltr.) Garay - Sumatra
Biermannia bimaculata (King & Pantl.) King & Pantl. - Bhutan, Assam
Biermannia calcarata Aver. - Guangxi, Vietnam
Biermannia ciliata (Ridl.) Garay - Thailand, Malaysia
Biermannia flava (Carr) Garay - Pahang
Biermannia jainiana S.N.Hegde & A.N.Rao - Arunachal Pradesh
Biermannia laciniata (Carr) Garay - Malaysia
Biermannia longicheila ^[3]
Biermannia quinquecallosa King & Pantl. - Assam
Biermannia sarcanthoides (Ridl.) Garay - Johor
Biermannia sigaldii Seidenf. - Vietnam

References

1 2 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
↑ 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.
↑ 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

Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.A. & Rasmussen, F. eds. (1999). Genera Orchidacearum 1. Oxford Univ. Press.
Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.A. & Rasmussen, F. eds. (2001). Genera Orchidacearum 2. Oxford Univ. Press.
Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.A. & Rasmussen, F. eds. (2003). Genera Orchidacearum 3. Oxford Univ. Press
Berg Pana, H. 2005. Handbuch der Orchideen-Namen. Dictionary of Orchid Names. Dizionario dei nomi delle orchidee. Ulmer, Stuttgart

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[y-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

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