Aenhenrya

Aenhenrya is a genus of terrestrial orchids spreading by means of underground rhizomes. Only one species is known, Aenhenrya rotundifolia, a very rare plant endemic to southern India (Kerala and Tamil Nadu).[1][2]

Aenhenrya
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Orchidoideae
Tribe: Cranichideae
Subtribe: Goodyerinae
Genus: Aenhenrya
Gopalan
Species:
A. rotundifolia
Binomial name
Aenhenrya rotundifolia
(Blatt.) C.S.Kumar & F.N.Rasm.
Synonyms[1]
  • Odontochilus rotundifolius Blatt.
  • Anoectochilus rotundifolius (Blatt.) N.P.Balakr.
  • Aenhenrya agastyamalayana Gopalan

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