Biermannia

Biermannia jainiana

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asparagales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Ordo: Asparagales

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Epidendroideae
Tribus: Vandeae
Subtribus: Aeridinae
Genus: Biermannia

Overview of species (10)

B. arunachalensis – B. bimaculata – B. burmanica – B. calcarata – B. flava – B. jainiana – B. laciniata – B. quinquecallosa – B. sarcanthoides – B. sigaldii

Name

Biermannia King & Pantl., J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, Pt. 2, Nat. Hist. 66: 591 (1897).

• Type species: Biermannia quinquecallosa King & Pantl., J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, Pt. 2, Nat. Hist. 66: 591 (1897)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Asia-Temperate China China Southeast. Asia-Tropical Indian Subcontinent Assam, East Himalaya. Indo-China Thailand, Vietnam. Malesia Borneo (doubtful), Malaya, Sumatera. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• King, G. & Pantling, R. 1897. Some new Indo-Mayan Orchids. Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal. Part 2. Natural History 66(2): 578–605. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.W. & Rasmussen, F.N. (eds.) 2014. Genera Orchidacearum Volume 6: Epidendroideae (Part three); page 142 ff., Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19964-651-7
  

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2022. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Biermannia. Accessed: 2022 Oct 17.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Biermannia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Oct 17. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. Biermannia. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2022. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Oct 17. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Biermannia. Published online. Accessed: 17 Oct 2022.
• Tropicos.org 2022. Biermannia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 17 Oct 2022.

Vernacular names

коми: Биерманния
мокшень: Биерманния
олык марий: Биерманния
кырык мары: Биерманния
中文: 胼胝兰属

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