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Schuitemania
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Orchidoideae
Tribe: Cranichideae
Subtribe: Goodyerinae
Genus: Schuitemania
Ormerod
Species: S. merrillii
Binomial name
Schuitemania merrillii
(Ames) Ormerod
Synonyms
  • Herpysma merrillii Ames
  • Erythrodes merrillii (Ames) Ames
  • Kuhlhasseltia halconensis J.J.Wood

Schuitemania is a genus of terrestrial orchids spreading by means of underground rhizomes. Only one species is known, Schuitemania merrillii, endemic to the Philippines. Named after Kew orchid specialist and lead botanist for Asia, André Schuiteman.

References

  1. ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. "Schuiteman, Andre | Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew". Archived from the original on 2014-11-30. Retrieved 2015-04-30.
Taxon identifiers
Schuitemania
Schuitemania merrillii


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