Schuitemania

Schuitemania
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
Clade:Angiosperms
Clade:Monocots
Order:Asparagales
Family:Orchidaceae
Subfamily:Orchidoideae
Tribe:Cranichideae
Subtribe:Goodyerinae
Genus:Schuitemania
Ormerod
Species: S. merrillii
Binomial name
Schuitemania merrillii
(Ames) Ormerod
Synonyms[1]
  • Herpysma merrillii Ames
  • Erythrodes merrillii (Ames) Ames
  • Kuhlhasseltia halconensis J.J.Wood

Schuitemania is a genus of terrestrial orchids spreading by means of underground rhizomes. Only one species is known, Schuitemania merrillii, endemic to the Philippines.,[1] Named after Kew orchid specialist and lead botanist for Asia, André Schuiteman.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-11-30. Retrieved 2015-04-30.


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