''Eriopsis'' is a
genus
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of
flowering plant
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s from the orchid family,
Orchidaceae
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. Its species are native to
South America
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#''Eriopsis biloba
''Eriopsis'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. Its species are native to South America and Central America.
#'' Eriopsis biloba'' Lindl.
#'' Eriopsis grandibulbosa'' Ames & C.Schweinf.
#'' Eriopsis mesae'' Kraen ...
'' Lindl.
#''Eriopsis grandibulbosa
''Eriopsis'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. Its species are native to South America and Central America.
#''Eriopsis biloba'' Lindl.
#'' Eriopsis grandibulbosa'' Ames & C.Schweinf.
#'' Eriopsis mesae'' Kraenz ...
'' Ames & C.Schweinf.
#''Eriopsis mesae
''Eriopsis'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. Its species are native to South America and Central America.
#''Eriopsis biloba'' Lindl.
#''Eriopsis grandibulbosa'' Ames & C.Schweinf.
#'' Eriopsis mesae'' Kraenzl ...
'' Kraenzl.
#''Eriopsis rutidobulbon
''Eriopsis'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. Its species are native to South America and Central America.
#''Eriopsis biloba'' Lindl.
#''Eriopsis grandibulbosa'' Ames & C.Schweinf.
#''Eriopsis mesae'' Kraenzl. ...
'' Hook.
#'' Eriopsis sceptrum'' Rchb.f. & Warsz.
See also
* 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
* (1847) Edward's Botanical Register, 33: t. 18.
* 2005. ''Handbuch der Orchideen-Namen. Dictionary of Orchid Names. Dizionario dei nomi delle orchidee''. Ulmer, Stuttgart
* (2009) Epidendroideae (Part two). Genera Orchidacearum 5: 88. Oxford University Press.
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