- Source: Earina
- Ischionodonta earina
- Ischionodonta versicolor
- Ischionodonta lansbergei
- Ischionodonta amazona
- Ischionodonta torquata
- Ischionodonta smaragdina
- Ischionodonta mexicana
- Ischionodonta paraibensis
- Ischionodonta viridinigra
- Ischionodonta colombiana
- Earina
- Earina autumnalis
- Earina mucronata
- Psammopolia insolens
- Earina aestivalis
- Chromis earina
- Asterolepis earina
- Ischionodonta earina
- Maxim Nekrasov
- Easter orchid
Earina is a genus of orchids (family Orchidaceae). At the present time (June 2014), 7 species are recognized, native to various islands in the Pacific Ocean.
The New Zealand species are all epiphytic, or sometimes lithophytic, found growing on mossy trunks in the rain forests of both the North and South Islands. The strap-shaped leaves grow from pendulous wire-thin pseudobulbs that arise from creeping rhizomes. E. mucronata flowers mainly in the spring, whereas E. autumnalis, as its name suggests, flowers in the autumn—its flowers are fragrant. The flowers are tiny, typically less than 1 cm across, but are produced in abundance. A large flowering specimen in the bush looks spectacular.
Species
Earina aestivalis Cheeseman. - New Zealand North Island
Earina autumnalis (G. Forst.) Hook.f. - New Zealand (North and South Islands, plus Chatham Island)
Earina deplanchei Rchb.f. - New Caledonia
Earina floripecten Kraenzl. - New Caledonia
Earina mucronata Lindl. - New Zealand (North and South Islands, plus Chatham Island)
Earina sigmoidea T.Hashim. - Vanuatu
Earina valida Rchb.f. - Vanuatu, New Caledonia, Fiji, Samoa
References
External links
Data related to Earina at Wikispecies