Aenhenrya

Aenhenrya
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Orchidaceae
Subfamily:	Orchidoideae
Tribe:	Cranichideae
Subtribe:	Goodyerinae
Genus:	Aenhenrya; C.S.Kumar & F.N.Rasm.
Species:	A. rotundifolia
Binomial name
	Aenhenrya rotundifolia; (Blatt.) C.S.Kumar & F.N.Rasm.
Synonyms[1]
	Odontochilus rotundifolius Blatt.; Anoectochilus rotundifolius (Blatt.) N.P.Balakr.; Aenhenrya agastyamalayana Gopalan;

Aenhenrya is a genus of terrestrial orchids spreading by means of underground rhizomes. Only one species is known, Aenhenrya rotundifolia, a very rare plant endemic to southern India (Kerala and Tamil Nadu).[1][2]

References

Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
Kumas, C.S., & F.N. Rasmussen. 1997. Reappearance of Odontochilus rotundifolius Blatter and its transfer to Aenhenrya Gopalan (Orchidaceae). Novon 7: 81-84.

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[coatlicue-1] Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families

[2] Kumas, C.S., & F.N. Rasmussen. 1997. Reappearance of Odontochilus rotundifolius Blatter and its transfer to Aenhenrya Gopalan (Orchidaceae). Novon 7: 81-84.