Adrorhizon

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Adrorhizon purpurascens
Plant Info
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Coelogyneae
Subtribe: Adrorhizinae
Genus: Adrorhizon
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Species: A. purpurascens

Binomial name
Adrorhizon purpurascens
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Adrorhizon purpurascens is a species of orchids (family Orchidaceae) and the only species of the genus Adrorhizon and of the subtribe Adrorhizinae. The genus is native to southern India and Sri Lanka.