Abstract
This communication presents the results of revisionary studies on the genus Eria Lindl. (Orchidaceae) in India, with details of its systematic position, classification, generic circumscription and distribution. Artificial key to all the 60 taxa belonging to 13 sections (57 species, 3 varieties) found in India has been provided. All taxa are enumerated with citation, synonymy, type, distribution and respective authentic specimen(s). Eria extinctoria (Lindl.) Oliv. and Eria pulchella Lindl. have been recorded for the first time from India. Whereas the invalid Eria jengingensis Hegde has been validated as Eria hegdei D.K. Agrawala & H.J. Chowdhery; Eria apertiflora Summerh., Eria tiagii Manilal et al., Eria laniceps Rchb.f. and Eria sikkimensis D.M. Bajracharya & K.K. Shrestha were found conspecific with Eria bipunctata Lindl., Eria microchilos (Dalzell) Lindl., Eria lasiopetala (Willd.) Ormerod. and Eria muscicola (Lindl.) Lindl. respectively. Several species have been recorded from new geographical localities and some have been collected for the first time after their type collection. A list of taxa with doubtful occurrence or excluded from India is also provided at the end.
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