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Aerides
Sign in to saveAlso known as Cat's tail orchid, Orxera, Aeridium, Fox Brush Orchid, Cat's-tail orchid, Dendrorkis, Aeeridium
Aerides, known commonly as '''cat's-tail orchids and fox brush orchids''', is a genus belonging to the orchid family (Orchidaceae, subfamily Epidendroideae, tribe Vandeae, subtribe Aeridinae). It is a group of tropical epiphyte orchids that grow mainly in the warm lowlands of tropical Asia from India to southern China to New Guinea. They are valued in horticulture for their racemes of showy, fragrant, colorful flowers.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassLiliopsida
- OrderAsparagales
- FamilyOrchidaceae
General: There are about 20 species of Aerides distributed from Sri Use: Aerides multiflora is used for ‘vahic’ disorders according
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 135
- With media
- 107
- Family
- Orchidaceae
- Collections
- MICH, UCONN, MO, AMES, NHMUK
- Recorded in
- India, United States, Vietnam, Singapore, Indonesia, Philippines, Trinidad And Tobago
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Encyclopedic overview
7 sectionsContents
- Description
- Habitat
- Cultivation
- Species
- Hybrids
- References
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Aerides, known commonly as '''cat's-tail orchids and fox brush orchids', is a genus belonging to the orchid family (Orchidaceae, subfamily Epidendroideae, tribe Vandeae, subtribe Aeridinae). It is a group of tropical epiphyte orchids that grow mainly in the warm lowlands of tropical Asia from India to southern China to New Guinea. They are valued in horticulture for their racemes of showy, fragrant, colorful flowers.
The name of the genus refers to the epiphytic growth habit of the species, and literally means "air-plant". The type species, Aerides odorata, was described by João de Loureiro in 1790. This genus is abbreviated Aer in the horticultural trade.
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