Biermannia

Biermannia is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It is native to eastern India, China and Southeast Asia. Sir George King and Robert Pantling erected this genus in memory of Adolph Biermann who was the curator of Botanical garden in Kolkata.

Species

The following species are accepted as of May 2014:

• Biermannia arunachalensis <small>A.N.Rao</small> - Arunachal Pradesh
• Biermannia bigibba <small>(Schltr.) Garay</small> - Sumatra
• Biermannia bimaculata <small>(King & Pantl.) King & Pantl.</small> - Bhutan, Assam
• Biermannia calcarata <small>Aver.</small> - Guangxi, Vietnam
• Biermannia ciliata <small>(Ridl.) Garay</small> - Thailand, Malaysia
• Biermannia flava <small>(Carr) Garay</small> - Pahang
• Biermannia jainiana <small>S.N.Hegde & A.N.Rao</small> - Arunachal Pradesh
• Biermannia laciniata <small>(Carr) Garay</small> - Malaysia

1. Biermannia longicheila

• Biermannia quinquecallosa <small>King & Pantl.</small> - Assam
• Biermannia sarcanthoides <small>(Ridl.) Garay</small> - Johor
• Biermannia sigaldii <small>Seidenf.</small> - Vietnam

See also

• List of Orchidaceae genera

References

• Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.A. & Rasmussen, F. eds. (1999). Genera Orchidacearum 1. Oxford Univ. Press.
• Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.A. & Rasmussen, F. eds. (2001). Genera Orchidacearum 2. Oxford Univ. Press.
• Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.A. & Rasmussen, F. eds. (2003). Genera Orchidacearum 3. Oxford Univ. Press
• Berg Pana, H. 2005. Handbuch der Orchideen-Namen. Dictionary of Orchid Names. Dizionario dei nomi delle orchidee. Ulmer, Stuttgart