Genus: Aerides Life
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> Family: Orchidaceae
Six species cultivated.
Species cultivated in southern Africa
List from Glen (2002).
Aerides crassifolia
Native from Burma to Laos. |
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Aerides falcata
Native to India and south-east Asia. |
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Aerides flabellata
Native from Burma to Laos. |
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Aerides houllettiana
Native from Thailand to Vietnam. |
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Aerides odorata
Native from the Himalayas to Indonesia. |
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Aerides vandara
Native to India and Burma. |
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