Erythrorchis
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Erythrorchis, commonly known as bootlace orchids[2] or as 倒吊兰属 (dao diao lan shu),[3] is a genus of two species of climbing, leafless orchids in the family Orchidaceae. Orchids in this genus are climbing or scrambling vines that cling by small roots, usually climbing on tree trunks. Many-branched flowering stems bear many densely crowded flowers.
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Bootlace orchids | |
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Illustration of E. cassythoides in Robert Fitgerald's book Australian Orchids | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Orchidaceae |
Subfamily: | Vanilloideae |
Tribe: | Vanilleae |
Genus: | Erythrorchis Blume |
Synonyms[1] | |
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