Eleorchis

Eleorchis, abbreviated Elo in trade journals, is a genus of terrestrial orchids (family Orchidaceae). As of June 2014, it contains only one recognized species, Eleorchis japonica, native to Japan and to the Kuril Islands.[1]

Eleorchis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Monocots
Order:
Asparagales
Family:
Orchidaceae
Subfamily:
Epidendroideae
Tribe:
Arethuseae
Subtribe:
Arethusinae
Genus:
Eleorchis

F.Maek.
Binomial name
Eleorchis japonica
(A.Gray) Maek.
Synonyms[1]
  • Arethusa japonica A.Gray
  • Bletilla japonica (A.Gray) Schltr.
  • Eleorchis conformis Maek.

References
  1. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families


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