''Eria'' is a

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orchid Orchids are plants that belong to the family Orchidaceae (), a diverse and widespread group of flowering plants with blooms that are often colourful and fragrant. Along with the Asteraceae, they are one of the two largest families of flowering ...

s with more than 50

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distributed in China, the

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, the

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Species

''Eria'' species accepted by the

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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 the Plants of the Wor ...

'' *'' Eria bancana'' *'' 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 the Plants of the Worl ...

'' *'' Eria binabayensis'' *'' Eria carolettae'' *'' Eria chlorantha'' *'' Eria clausa'' *'' Eria compressoclavata'' *'' Eria convallariopsis'' *'' Eria coronaria'' *'' Eria curtisii'' *'' Eria dayana'' *'' Eria decipiens'' *'' Eria floribunda'' *''

Eria gagnepainii ''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 the Plants of the Worl ...

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Eria geboana ''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 the Plants of the Worl ...

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Eria genuflexa ''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 the Plants o ...

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Eria halconensis ''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 the Plants o ...

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Eria imbricata ''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 the Plants o ...

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Eria imitans ''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 the Plants of the Worl ...

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Eria imperatifolia ''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 the Plants of the Worl ...

'' *'' Eria javanica'' *''

Eria kaniensis ''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 the Plants of the Worl ...

'' *'' Eria lactiflora'' *'' Eria micholitziana'' *'' Eria nepalensis'' *'' Eria oblonga'' *'' Eria odorifera'' *''

Eria pachycephala ''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 the Plants of the Worl ...

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Eria peraffinis ''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 the Plants o ...

'' *'' Eria puberula'' *''

Eria ramosii ''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 the Plants of the Worl ...

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Eria ramuana ''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 the Plants of the Worl ...

'' *'' Eria rhomboidalis'' *''

Eria rostriflora ''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 the Plants of the Worl ...

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Eria sabasaroe ''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 the Plants of the Worl ...

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Eria sarcophylla ''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 the Plants of the Worl ...

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Eria sarrasinorum ''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 the Plants o ...

'' *'' Eria scabrilinguis'' *''

Eria sessilifolia ''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 the Plants of the Worl ...

'' *'' Eria stenobulba'' *''

Eria straminea ''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 the Plants of the Worl ...

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Eria tomohonensis ''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 the Plants of the Worl ...

'' *'' Eria umbonata'' *''

Eria villosissima ''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 the Plants of the Worl ...

'' *'' Eria viridibracteata'' *''

Eria vittata ''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 the Plants of the Worl ...

'' *'' Eria wenzelii'' *''

Eria yanshanensis ''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 the Plants o ...

Formerly placed here

Many former ''Eria'' species have been recategorized in other genera (e.g. '' Bryobium'', ''

Cylindrolobus ''Cylindrolobus'' is a genus of orchids with about 80 species that grow in New Guinea, Wallacea, Southeast Asia, southern China, and India. Description These herbs are epiphytic, but also rarely terrestrial. The elongate stems are slender and us ...

'', '' Cryptochilus'', '' Dendrolirium'', '' Mycaranthes'', '' Pinalia'', '' Plocoglottis''):Endemic orchids of the Philippines 2009 J.Cootes *''Eria acervata'', now known as ''

Pinalia acervata ''Pinalia'', commonly known as gremlin orchids, is a genus of flowering plants in the family Orchidaceae. Orchids in this genus are large epiphytic or lithophytic plants with prominent pseudobulbs, each with up to three thin, flat leaves and ...

'' *''Eria acuminata'', now known as ''

Aeridostachya acuminata ''Aeridostachya acuminata'', synonym ''Eria acuminata'', is a species of plant within the orchid Orchids are plants that belong to the family Orchidaceae (), a diverse and widespread group of flowering plants with blooms that are often colour ...

'' *''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 ''Ascidieria'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae.Seidenfaden, Gunnar. 1984. Nordic Journal of Botany 4: 44. It is native to Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines. Species At present (May 2014) the fo ...

'' *''Eria cyrtosepala'', now known as '' Callostylis cyrtosepala'' *''Eria davaensis'', now known as ''

Mycaranthes davaensis ''Mycaranthes'' is a genus of orchids. It was previously considered as a synonym of the genus ''Eria'', but eventually it has become an accepted name. Its species are native to Southeast Asia, China, the Himalayas and New Guinea. Species # '' M ...

'' *''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 ''Dendrolirium ferrugineum'', synonym ''Eria ferruginea'', is a species of orchid. It is native to Bhutan and Assam in the eastern Himalayas The Himalayas, or Himalaya (; ; ), is a mountain range in Asia, separating the plains of the Ind ...

'' *''Eria ferruginea'' Teijsm. & Binn., now known as ''

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

'' *''Eria fitzalanii'', now known as ''

Pinalia fitzalanii ''Pinalia fitzalanii'', commonly known as the common fuzz orchid, is a plant in the orchid family and is a clump-forming epiphyte or lithophyte. It has crowded pseudobulbs, each with three or four stiff, egg-shaped leaves sheathing the pseudobul ...

'' *''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 ''Bryobium irukandjianum'', commonly known as the small urchin orchid, is an epiphytic or lithophytic clump-forming orchid that has small, fleshy green pseudobulbs, each with two or three leaves and between seven and twelve small, short-lived, w ...

'' *''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 ''Dendrolirium lasiopetalum'', synonym ''Eria lasiopetala'', is a species of orchid. It is native to a region from Bangladesh east to Hong Kong, south through much of Southeast Asia to Java Java (; id, Jawa, ; jv, ꦗꦮ; su, ) is one of ...

'' *''Eria leiophylla'', now known as ''

Campanulorchis leiophylla ''Campanulorchis'' is a genus of orchids. It was considered a synonym of the genus ''Eria'', but eventually it has become an accepted name. It is native to Southeast Asia from Hainan to New Guinea. Species Five species are recognized as of May 2 ...

'' *''Eria longibracteata'', now known as ''

Mycaranthes longibracteata ''Mycaranthes'' is a genus of orchids. It was previously considered as a synonym of the genus ''Eria'', but eventually it has become an accepted name. Its species are native to Southeast Asia, China, the Himalayas and New Guinea. Species # ...

'' *''Eria longifolia'', now known as '' Ascidieria longifolia'' *''Eria mindanaensis'', now known as ''

Mycaranthes mindanaensis ''Mycaranthes'' is a genus of orchids. It was previously considered as a synonym of the genus ''Eria'', but eventually it has become an accepted name. Its species are native to Southeast Asia, China, the Himalayas and New Guinea. Species # '' M ...

'' *''Eria monophylla'', now included in '' Bryobium pudicum'' *''Eria ornata'', now known as ''

Dendrolirium ornatum ''Dendrolirium ornatum'' is a species of orchid. It is native to Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, lin ...

'' *''Eria palawanensis'', now known as '' Ascidieria palawanensis'' *''Eria pellipes'', now known as ''

Campanulorchis pellipes ''Campanulorchis'' is a genus of orchids. It was considered a synonym of the genus ''Eria'', but eventually it has become an accepted name. It is native to Southeast Asia from Hainan to New Guinea. Species Five species are recognized as of May 2 ...

'' *''Eria pholidotoides'', is now included in '' Callostylis rigida '' *''Eria pulchella'', now known as '' Callostylis pulchella'' *''Eria queenslandica'', now known as ''

Bryobium queenslandicum ''Bryobium queenslandicum'', commonly known as the dingy urchin orchid, is an epiphytic or lithophytic clump-forming orchid that has cylindrical, fleshy green pseudobulbs, each with two leaves and between three and twelve small, self-pollinat ...

'' *''Eria scortechinii'', now known as ''

Dilochiopsis scortechinii ''Dilochiopsis'' is a genus of orchids. It was previously considered as a Synonym (taxonomy), synonym of the genus ''Eria'', but eventually it has become an accepted name. At present (June 2014), there is only one known species, ''Dilochiopsis sc ...

'' *''Eria stricta'', now known as ''

Pinalia stricta ''Pinalia'', commonly known as gremlin orchids, is a genus of flowering plants in the family Orchidaceae. Orchids in this genus are large epiphytic or lithophytic plants with prominent pseudobulbs, each with up to three thin, flat leaves and cup ...

'' *''Eria vanoverberghii'', now known as '' Mycaranthes vanoverberghii'' *''Eria zamboangensis'', now known as '' Ascidieria zamboangensis''

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