Adrorhizon

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]

Adrorhizon
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Orchidaceae
Subfamily:	Epidendroideae
Tribe:	Vandeae
Subtribe:	Adrorhizinae
Genus:	Adrorhizon Hook.f.
Species:	A. purpurascens
Binomial name
Adrorhizon purpurascens Hook.f.
Synonyms[1]
Dendrobium purpurascens Thwaites Coelogyne purpurascens (Thwaites) Hook.f. Pleione purpurascens (Thwaites) Kuntze

The genus is native to southern India and Sri Lanka.^[4]