Eriaxis
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| Eriaxis | |
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| E. rigida flowers photographed at Blue River Provincial Park, New Caledonia | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Vanilloideae |
| Tribe: | Vanilleae |
| Genus: | Eriaxis Rchb.f. |
| Species: | E. rigida
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| Binomial name | |
| Eriaxis rigida | |
| Synonyms[3] | |
Eriaxis is a monotypic genus of orchids in the subfamily Vanilloideae. The sole species is Eriaxis rigida, endemic to New Caledonia.[4] Its closest relative is Clematepistephium,[5] also endemic to New Caledonia.
Distribution and habitat
[edit | edit source]Eriaxis rigida is known only from New Caledonia. It is widespread on the main island of Grande Terre, but also occurs on the Belep Islands in the north and the Isle of Pines in the south.[1] It grows in metal-rich, nutrient poor soils in humid forests and maquis shrubland at altitudes from sea level up to 1,000 m (3,300 ft).[1][6]
References
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- ^ Reichenbach, Heinrich Gustav. 1876. Linnaea 41: 63
- ^ Cameron, K. M. (2009) On the Value of Nuclear and Mitochondrial Gene Sequences for Reconstructing the Phylogeny of Vanilloid Orchids (Vanilloideae, Orchidaceae). Annals of Botany 104 (3): 377–85.
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External links
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Categories:
- IUCN Red List least concern species
- Flora listed on CITES Appendix II
- Vanilleae
- Endemic flora of New Caledonia
- Orchids of New Caledonia
- Monotypic orchid genera
- Vanilloideae genera
- Taxa named by Heinrich Gustav Reichenbach
- Taxa described in 1876
- Least concern biota of Oceania
- Terrestrial orchids
- Vanilloideae stubs