''Eria'' is a

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s with more than 50

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distributed in

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, the

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, the

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Species

''Eria'' species accepted by

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as of February 2021: *'' Eria albescens'' *''

Eria aurantiaca ''Eria'' is a genus of orchids with more than 50 species distributed in China, the Himalayas, the Indian Subcontinent, Southeast Asia, New Guinea, Polynesia, Melanesia and Micronesia. Species ''Eria'' species accepted by Plants of the World On ...

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Eria bancana ''Eria'' is a genus of orchids with more than 50 species distributed in China, the Himalayas, the Indian Subcontinent, Southeast Asia, New Guinea, Polynesia, Melanesia and Micronesia. Species ''Eria'' species accepted by Plants of the World ...

'' *'' Eria berringtoniana'' *'' Eria bifalcis'' *''

Eria bigibba ''Eria'' is a genus of orchids with more than 50 species distributed in China, the Himalayas, the Indian Subcontinent, Southeast Asia, New Guinea, Polynesia, Melanesia and Micronesia. Species ''Eria'' species accepted by Plants of the World ...

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Eria binabayensis ''Eria'' is a genus of orchids with more than 50 species distributed in China, the Himalayas, the Indian Subcontinent, Southeast Asia, New Guinea, Polynesia, Melanesia and Micronesia. Species ''Eria'' species accepted by Plants of the World ...

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Eria carolettae ''Eria'' is a genus of orchids with more than 50 species distributed in China, the Himalayas, the Indian Subcontinent, Southeast Asia, New Guinea, Polynesia, Melanesia and Micronesia. Species ''Eria'' species accepted by Plants of the World ...

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Eria chlorantha ''Eria'' is a genus of orchids with more than 50 species distributed in China, the Himalayas, the Indian Subcontinent, Southeast Asia, New Guinea, Polynesia, Melanesia and Micronesia. Species ''Eria'' species accepted by Plants of the World ...

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Eria clausa ''Eria'' is a genus of orchids with more than 50 species distributed in China, the Himalayas, the Indian Subcontinent, Southeast Asia, New Guinea, Polynesia, Melanesia and Micronesia. Species ''Eria'' species accepted by Plants of the World ...

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Eria compressoclavata ''Eria'' is a genus of orchids with more than 50 species distributed in China, the Himalayas, the Indian Subcontinent, Southeast Asia, New Guinea, Polynesia, Melanesia and Micronesia. Species ''Eria'' species accepted by Plants of the World ...

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Eria convallariopsis ''Eria'' is a genus of orchids with more than 50 species distributed in China, the Himalayas, the Indian Subcontinent, Southeast Asia, New Guinea, Polynesia, Melanesia and Micronesia. Species ''Eria'' species accepted by Plants of the World ...

'' *'' Eria coronaria'' *''

Eria curtisii ''Eria'' is a genus of orchids with more than 50 species distributed in China, the Himalayas, the Indian Subcontinent, Southeast Asia, New Guinea, Polynesia, Melanesia and Micronesia. Species ''Eria'' species accepted by Plants of the World ...

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Eria dayana ''Eria'' is a genus of orchids with more than 50 species distributed in China, the Himalayas, the Indian Subcontinent, Southeast Asia, New Guinea, Polynesia, Melanesia and Micronesia. Species ''Eria'' species accepted by Plants of the World ...

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Eria decipiens ''Eria'' is a genus of orchids with more than 50 species distributed in China, the Himalayas, the Indian Subcontinent, Southeast Asia, New Guinea, Polynesia, Melanesia and Micronesia. Species ''Eria'' species accepted by Plants of the World ...

'' *'' Eria floribunda'' *'' Eria gagnepainii'' *'' Eria geboana'' *'' Eria genuflexa'' *'' Eria halconensis'' *'' Eria imbricata'' *'' Eria imitans'' *'' Eria imperatifolia'' *'' Eria javanica'' *'' Eria Jarensis'' *'' Eria kaniensis'' *'' Eria lactiflora'' *'' Eria micholitziana'' *'' Eria nepalensis'' *'' Eria oblonga'' *'' Eria odorifera'' *'' Eria pachycephala'' *'' Eria peraffinis'' *'' Eria puberula'' *'' Eria ramosii'' *'' Eria ramuana'' *'' Eria rhomboidalis'' *'' Eria rostriflora'' *'' Eria sabasaroe'' *'' Eria sarcophylla'' *'' Eria sarrasinorum'' *'' Eria scabrilinguis'' *'' Eria sessilifolia'' *'' Eria stenobulba'' *'' Eria straminea'' *'' Eria tomohonensis'' *'' Eria umbonata'' *'' Eria villosissima'' *'' Eria viridibracteata'' *'' Eria vittata'' *'' Eria wenzelii'' *'' Eria yanshanensis''

Formerly placed here

Many former ''Eria'' species have been recategorized in other genera (e.g. '' Bryobium'', '' Cylindrolobus'', '' Cryptochilus'', '' Dendrolirium'', '' Mycaranthes'', '' Pinalia'', '' Plocoglottis''):Endemic orchids of the Philippines 2009 J.Cootes *''Eria acervata'', now known as '' Pinalia acervata'' *''Eria acuminata'', now known as '' Aeridostachya acuminata'' *''Eria amica'', now known as '' Pinalia amica'' *''Eria anceps'', now known as '' Mycaranthes anceps'' *''Eria bambusifolia'', now known as '' Bambuseria bambusifolia'' *''Eria bipunctata'', now known as '' Pinalia bipunctata'' *''Eria candoonensis'', now known as '' Mycaranthes candoonensis'' *''Eria carinata'', now known as '' Cryptochilus acuminatus'' *''Eria clemensiae'', now known as '' Mycaranthes clemensiae'' *''Eria cymbidifolia'', now known as '' Ascidieria cymbidifolia'' *''Eria cyrtosepala'', now known as '' Callostylis cyrtosepala'' *''Eria davaensis'', now known as '' Mycaranthes davaensis'' *''Eria dischorensis'', now known as '' Bryobium dischorense'' *''Eria discolor'', now included in '' Callostylis rigida'' *''Eria eriaeoides'', now known as '' Bryobium eriaeoides'' *''Eria excavata'', now known as '' Pinalia excavata'' *''Eria ferruginea'' Lindl., now known as '' Dendrolirium ferrugineum'' *''Eria ferruginea'' Teijsm. & Binn., now known as ''

Aeridostachya robusta ''Aeridostachya'' is a genus of Orchidaceae, orchids. Species , Plants of the World Online accepts the following species: *''Aeridostachya acuminata'' (Blume) Rauschert *''Aeridostachya clavimentalis'' (Ridl.) Rauschert *''Aeridostachya coffeico ...

'' *''Eria fitzalanii'', now known as '' Pinalia fitzalanii'' *''Eria gigantea'', now known as '' Mycaranthes gigantea'' *''Eria globifera'', now known as '' Campanulorchis globifera'' *''Eria graminifolia'', now known as '' Pinalia graminifolia'' *''Eria irukandjiana'', now known as '' Bryobium irukandjianum'' *''Eria kingii'' F.Muell., now known as '' Pinalia moluccana'' *''Eria kingii'' Hook.f., now known as '' Mycaranthes oblitterata'' *''Eria lamellata'', now known as '' Mycaranthes lamellata'' *''Eria lasiopetala'', now known as '' Dendrolirium lasiopetalum'' *''Eria leiophylla'', now known as '' Campanulorchis leiophylla'' *''Eria longibracteata'', now known as '' Mycaranthes longibracteata'' *''Eria longifolia'', now known as '' Ascidieria longifolia'' *''Eria mindanaensis'', now known as '' Mycaranthes mindanaensis'' *''Eria monophylla'', now included in '' Bryobium pudicum'' *''Eria ornata'', now known as '' Dendrolirium ornatum'' *''Eria palawanensis'', now known as '' Ascidieria palawanensis'' *''Eria pellipes'', now known as '' Campanulorchis pellipes'' *''Eria pholidotoides'', is now included in '' Callostylis rigida '' *''Eria pulchella'', now known as '' Callostylis pulchella'' *''Eria queenslandica'', now known as '' Bryobium queenslandicum'' *''Eria scortechinii'', now known as '' Dilochiopsis scortechinii'' *''Eria stricta'', now known as '' Pinalia stricta'' *''Eria vanoverberghii'', now known as '' Mycaranthes vanoverberghii'' *''Eria zamboangensis'', now known as '' Ascidieria zamboangensis''

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* * {{Taxonbar, from=Q2170639 Podochileae genera