''Biermannia'' is a
genus
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of
flowering plant
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s from the orchid family,
Orchidaceae
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Along with the Asteraceae, they are one of the two largest families of flowering ...
. It is native to eastern
India
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,
China
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and
Southeast Asia
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.
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Species
The following species are accepted as of May 2014:
#''Biermannia arunachalensis
''Biermannia'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It is native to eastern India, China and Southeast Asia.
Species
The following species are accepted as of May 2014:
#'' Biermannia arunachalensis'' A.N.Rao - Ar ...
'' A.N.Rao - Arunachal Pradesh
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#''Biermannia bigibba
''Biermannia'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It is native to eastern India, China and Southeast Asia.
Species
The following species are accepted as of May 2014:
#''Biermannia arunachalensis'' A.N.Rao - Aru ...
'' (Schltr.) Garay - Sumatra
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#''Biermannia bimaculata
''Biermannia'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It is native to eastern India
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'' (King & Pantl.) King & Pantl. - Bhutan
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, Assam
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#''Biermannia calcarata
''Biermannia'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It is native to eastern India, China and Southeast Asia.
Species
The following species are accepted as of May 2014:
#''Biermannia arunachalensis'' A.N.Rao - Ar ...
'' Aver. - Guangxi
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, Vietnam
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#''Biermannia ciliata
''Biermannia'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It is native to eastern India, China and Southeast Asia.
Species
The following species are accepted as of May 2014:
#'' Biermannia arunachalensis'' A.N.Rao - Ar ...
'' (Ridl.) Garay - Thailand
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, Malaysia
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#''Biermannia flava
''Biermannia'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It is native to eastern India, China and Southeast Asia.
Species
The following species are accepted as of May 2014:
#'' Biermannia arunachalensis'' A.N.Rao - Ar ...
'' (Carr) Garay - Pahang
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#''Biermannia jainiana
''Biermannia'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It is native to eastern India, China and Southeast Asia.
Species
The following species are accepted as of May 2014:
#''Biermannia arunachalensis'' A.N.Rao - Ar ...
'' S.N.Hegde & A.N.Rao - Arunachal Pradesh
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#''Biermannia laciniata
''Biermannia'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It is native to eastern India, China and Southeast Asia.
Species
The following species are accepted as of May 2014:
#''Biermannia arunachalensis'' A.N.Rao - Ar ...
'' (Carr) Garay - Malaysia
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# ''Biermannia longicheila
''Biermannia'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It is native to eastern India, China and Southeast Asia.
Species
The following species are accepted as of May 2014:
#''Biermannia arunachalensis'' A.N.Rao - Ar ...
'' Biermannia longicheila (Orchidaceae, Aeridinae), a new species from southern Vietnam
Averyanov LV , Nuraliev MS , Kuznetsov AN , Kuznetsova SP Phytotaxa 343 9/3/2018 2 Magnolia Press. Pp: 194 - 198
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Biermannia quinquecallosa
''Biermannia'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It is native to eastern India, China and Southeast Asia.
Species
The following species are accepted as of May 2014:
#''Biermannia arunachalensis'' A.N.Rao - Aru ...
''
King & Pantl. -
Assam
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Biermannia sarcanthoides
''Biermannia'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It is native to eastern India, China and Southeast Asia.
Species
The following species are accepted as of May 2014:
#''Biermannia arunachalensis'' A.N.Rao - Aru ...
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(Ridl.) Garay -
Johor
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Biermannia sigaldii
''Biermannia'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It is native to eastern India, China and Southeast Asia.
Species
The following species are accepted as of May 2014:
#'' Biermannia arunachalensis'' A.N.Rao - Ar ...
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Seidenf. -
Vietnam
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See also
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List of Orchidaceae genera
This is a list of genera in the orchid family ( Orchidaceae), originally according tThe Families of Flowering Plants- L. Watson and M. J. Dallwitz. This list is adapted regularly with the changes published in the ''Orchid Research Newsletter'' whi ...
References
* Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.A. & Rasmussen, F. eds. (1999). Genera Orchidacearum 1. Oxford Univ. Press.
* Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.A. & Rasmussen, F. eds. (2001). Genera Orchidacearum 2. Oxford Univ. Press.
* Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.A. & Rasmussen, F. eds. (2003). Genera Orchidacearum 3. Oxford Univ. Press
* Berg Pana, H. 2005. ''Handbuch der Orchideen-Namen. Dictionary of Orchid Names. Dizionario dei nomi delle orchidee''. Ulmer, Stuttgart
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Orchids of India
Orchids of China
Orchids of Malaysia
Orchids of Thailand
Orchids of Vietnam
Orchids of Assam
Vandeae genera
Aeridinae
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