Elythranthera
Also known as Enamel orchid genus
Elythranthera, commonly known as enamel orchids, is a genus of flowering plants in the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains two species and a named hybrid, all endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. The genus was first formally described in 1963 by the Australian botanist Alex George who published his description in Western Australian Naturalist.
Species
purple enamel orchid
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassLiliopsida
- OrderAsparagales
- FamilyOrchidaceae
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Elythranthera, commonly known as enamel orchids, is a genus of flowering plants in the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains two species and a named hybrid, all endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. The genus was first formally described in 1963 by the Australian botanist Alex George who published his description in Western Australian Naturalist.
Two species are recognised: Elythranthera brunonis (Endl.) A.S.George - purple enamel orchid; Elythranthera emarginata (Lindl.) A.S.George - pink enamel orchid. A hybrid between the two species was known as Elythranthera x intermedia. (Fitzg.) M.A.Clem
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