Elleanthus

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Elleanthus
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Sobralieae
Genus: Elleanthus
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Synonyms [1]
  • EvelynaPoepp. & Endl.
  • AdeneleuterophoraBarb.Rodr.
  • AdeneleutheraKuntze in T.E.von Post
  • EpilynaSchltr.
  • PseudelleanthusBrieger in F.R.R.Schlechter

Elleanthus is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. They are commonly known as tiger orchid. All the species are native to the warmer parts of the Western Hemisphere (Mexico, Central America, South America, West Indies). [1]

Contents

List of species in genus Elleanthus [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. ↑ "Genus Elleanthus".
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