Adrorhizon purpurascens is a species of orchid (family Orchidaceae).[2] It is the only species in the genus Adrorhizon and one of three genera in the subtribe Adrorhizinae.[3]

Adrorhizon
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Vandeae
Subtribe: Adrorhizinae
Genus: Adrorhizon
Hook.f.
Species:
A. purpurascens
Binomial name
Adrorhizon purpurascens
Synonyms[1]
  • Dendrobium purpurascens Thwaites
  • Coelogyne purpurascens (Thwaites) Hook.f.
  • Pleione purpurascens (Thwaites) Kuntze

The genus is native to southern India and Sri Lanka.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Adrorhizon purpurascens (Thwaites) Hook.f. in H.Trimen, Handb. Fl. Ceylon 4: 161 (1898): Synonyms". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
  2. ^ Hooker, Joseph Dalton. 1898. Hand-book to the Flora of Ceylon 4: 161
  3. ^ Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.A. & Rasmussen, F. eds. (2014). Genera Orchidacearum, Volume 6. Oxford Univ. Press.
  4. ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Adrorhizon