Biology:Rhipidoglossum

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Short description: Genus of orchids

Rhipidoglossum
Angraecum gerrardii - Harry Bolus - Orchids of South Africa - volume I tab. 7 (1896).jpg
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Vandeae
Subtribe: Angraecinae
Genus: Rhipidoglossum
Schltr.
Synonyms[1]

Crossangis Schltr.

Rhipidoglossum is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains about 20-30 species, all from sub-Saharan Africa.[1][2][3]

Flower buds of Rhipidoglossum millarii

Species

This genus contains the following species:

  • Rhipidoglossum arbonnieri - Grows in epiphyte forests near waterfalls[4]
  • Rhipidoglossum caffrum[5]
  • Rhipidoglossum clavatum - lives in Montane ecosystems[6]
  • Rhipidoglossum delepierreanum - Native to rivers at elevations of 1,800 metres (5,900 ft) above sea level[7]
  • Rhipidoglossum globularis - Native to Tanzania
  • Rhipidoglossum montealenense - Native to costal southwest Guinea[8]
  • Rhipidoglossum millarii - Grows in costal forests on twigs
  • Rhipidoglossum leedalii - native to Kenya and Tanzania in Eastern Africa
  • Rhipidoglossum pareense - Native to the Pare Mountains of Tanzania
  • Rhipidoglossum pusilla - A plant dwarf with a stem of 2 centimetres (0.79 in)
  • Rhipidoglossum rutilum - Native to tropical Africa[9]
  • Rhipidoglossum xanthopollinia[10]

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. ↑ Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P., Chase, M.W. & Rasmussen, F.N. (Eds) (2014) Genera Orchidacearum Volume 6: Epidendroideae (Part 3); page 431 ff., Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN:978-0-19-964651-7
  3. ↑ Berg Pana, H. 2005. Handbuch der Orchideen-Namen. Dictionary of Orchid Names. Dizionario dei nomi delle orchidee. Ulmer, Stuttgart
  4. ↑ "Rhipidoglossum arbonnieri". http://www.africanorchids.dk/290-rhipidoglossum/3649-rhipidoglossum-arbonnieri. 
  5. ↑ "Rhipidoglossum caffrum (Bolus) Farminhão & Stévart". http://www.africanorchids.dk/290-rhipidoglossum/3756-rhipidoglossum-caffrum-bolus-farminhao-stevart. 
  6. ↑ "Genus Rhipidoglossum". http://www.africanorchids.dk/290-rhipidoglossum. 
  7. ↑ "Rhipidoglossum delepierreanum". http://www.africanorchids.dk/290-rhipidoglossum/3650-rhipidoglossum-delepierreanum. 
  8. ↑ "Rhipidoglossum montealenense". http://www.africanorchids.dk/290-rhipidoglossum/3651-rhipidoglossum-montealenense. 
  9. ↑ "Rhipidoglossum rutilum" (in en-CA). https://botanicaltd.com/product/rhipidoglossum-rutilum/. 
  10. ↑ "Rhipidoglossum xanthopollinia" (in en-CA). https://botanicaltd.com/product/rhipidoglossum-xanthopollinia/. 

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q2784140 entry




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