Oeonia

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Oeonia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Higher Epidendroideae
Tribe: Vandeae
Subtribe: Angraecinae
Alliance: Angraecum
Genus: Oeonia
Lindl.
species
  • Oeonia brauniana
  • Oeonia culicifera
  • Oeonia curvata
  • Oeonia elliotii
  • Oeonia forsythiana
  • Oeonia humblotii
  • Oeonia madagascariensis
  • Oeonia oncidiiflora
  • Oeonia robusta
  • Oeonia subacaulis
Synonyms
  • Aeonia Lindl., orth. var.
  • Brachystepis Pritz.
  • Perrieriella Schltr.

Oeonia is a genus of rare orchids (family (Orchidaceae) comprising of 10 species native to Madagascar and the Mascarenes.