Saturday, November 7, 2015

Conchidium extinctorium

Conchidium
Conchidium extinctorium (as syn. Eria extinctoria) - Curtis' 97 (Ser. 3 no. 27) pl. 5910 (1871).jpg
Conchidium extinctorium
1871 illustration from
Curtis's Botanical Magazine
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
(unranked):Angiosperms
(unranked):Monocots
Order:Asparagales
Family:Orchidaceae
Subfamily:Epidendroideae
Tribe:Podochilaeae
Subtribe:Eriinae
Alliance:Eria
Genus:Conchidium
Griff. (1851)

Conchidium is a genus of orchids. It used to be considered as a synonym of the genus Eria, but it has become an accepted name. It is native to China, the Indian SubcontinentIndochina and the Malay Peninsula.[1][2]


CITIES category : Appendix II

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