Adrorhizon
| Adrorhizon | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
| Tribe: | Vandeae |
| Subtribe: | Adrorhizinae |
| Genus: | Hook.f. |
| Species: | A. purpurascens
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| Binomial name | |
| Adrorhizon purpurascens | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Adrorhizon purpurascens is a species of orchid (family Orchidaceae).[2] It is the only species in the genus Adrorhizon and one of three genera in the subtribe Adrorhizinae.[3]
The genus is native to southern India and Sri Lanka.[4]
References
- ^ "Adrorhizon purpurascens (Thwaites) Hook.f. in H.Trimen, Handb. Fl. Ceylon 4: 161 (1898): Synonyms". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
- ^ Hooker, Joseph Dalton. 1898. Hand-book to the Flora of Ceylon 4: 161
- ^ Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.A. & Rasmussen, F. eds. (2014). Genera Orchidacearum, Volume 6. Oxford Univ. Press.
- ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Adrorhizon