Earina

Taxobox
name = "Earina"


image_caption = "Earina mucronata"
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Liliopsida
ordo = Asparagales
familia = Orchidaceae
subfamilia = Epidendroideae
tribus = Epidendreae
subtribus = Glomerinae
genus = "Earina"
genus_authority = Lindl., 1834
type_species = "Earina mucronata"
subdivision_ranks = Species
subdivision = The 3 New Zealand species:
*"Earina aestivalis"
*"Earina autumnalis"
*"Earina mucronata"

"Earina" is a genus of orchids (family Orchidaceae), comprising approximately ten species. Three endemic species are found in New Zealand, five in New Caledonia, and also in Tahiti, Samoa and Fiji.

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. "Earina mucronata" flowers mainly in the spring, whereas "Earina 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.

External links

* [http://www.nativeorchids.co.nz/ New Zealand Native Orchids]