''Erasanthe'' is a genus of

epiphytic An epiphyte is an organism that grows on the surface of a plant and derives its moisture and nutrients from the air, rain, water (in marine environments) or from debris accumulating around it. The plants on which epiphytes grow are called phoroph ...

orchids. It contains only one known species, ''Erasanthe henrici'',

endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsew ...

Madagascar Madagascar (; mg, Madagasikara, ), officially the Republic of Madagascar ( mg, Repoblikan'i Madagasikara, links=no, ; french: République de Madagascar), is an island country in the Indian Ocean, approximately off the coast of East Africa ...

. Two subspecies are recognized:Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
/ref>Cribb PJ, Hermans J & Roberts D L
''Erasanthe'' (Orchidaceae, Epidendroideae, Vandeae, Aerangidinae), a new endemic orchid genus from Madagascar
. Adansonia 2007; 29(1): 27-30. *''Erasanthe henrici'' subsp. ''henrici'' *''Erasanthe henrici'' subsp. ''isaloensis'' P.J.Cribb, Hermans & D.L.Roberts (synonym ''Aeranthes henrici'' var. ''isaloensis'' H.Perrier ex Hermans

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{{Taxonbar, from1=Q3731070, from2=Q13232032 Monotypic Epidendroideae genera Vandeae genera Epiphytic orchids Orchids of Madagascar Angraecinae