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Aerides
''Aerides'', known commonly as cat's-tail orchids and fox brush orchids, is a genus belonging to the orchid family (Orchidaceae) (subfamily Epidendroideae, tribe Vandeae, subtribe Aeridinae). It is a group of tropical epiphyte orchids that grow mainly in the warm lowlands of tropical Asia from India to southern China to New Guinea.〔(Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families )〕〔(Flora of China v 25 p 485, 指甲兰属 zhi jia lan shu, ''Aerides'' Loureiro, Fl. Cochinch. 2: 525. 1790. )〕 They are valued in horticulture for their racemes of showy, fragrant, colorful flowers.
The name of the genus refers to the epiphytic growth habit of the species, and literally means "air-plant".〔 The type species, ''Aerides odoratum'', was described by João de Loureiro in 1790.〔 This genus is abbreviated Aer in the horticultural trade.
==Description==
The species in this genus range from small to large monopodial epiphytes, except for ''Aerides krabiensis'', which is a lithophyte.〔 They form pendulous racemes with many long-lasting, fragrant, waxy flowers, which are often white with purple or pink edges. Some species have purple or pink flowers, and a few have yellow. Each flower has a forward-facing spur and grows on a sharp, stout, leafy stem.〔 The leaves are distichous, growing in two vertical rows. The leaf margins are bilobed, and the apex is emarginate. There are ligules. Morphologically, they are very similar to species in the ''Vanda'' genus.〔
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