Neobathiea Neobathiea

Neobathiea - Definition and Overview

Neobathiea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
Division:Magnoliophyta
Class:Liliopsida
Order:Orchidales
Family:Orchidaceae
Subfamily:Vandoideae
Tribe:Vandeae
Subtribe:Angraecinae
Genus:Neobatheia
Species

N. filicornu
N. gracilis
N. grandidierana
N. hirtula
N. keraudrenae
N. perrieri
N. sambiranoensis
N. spatulata


Neobathiea (synonym Bathiea) is a genus of rare orchids (family (Orchidaceae), native to tropical moist broadleaf forests of Madagascar and the Comoro Islands. The species include small, monopodial epiphytes, with relatively large white, green, or green-and-white flowers with a long spur at the base of the lip.

The genus is named for the French botanist Henri Perrier de la Bâthie.

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