Platylepis
| Platylepis | |
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| Platylepis glandulosa in São Tomé and Príncipe | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Orchidoideae |
| Tribe: | Cranichideae |
| Subtribe: | Goodyerinae |
| Genus: | Platylepis A.Rich. |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Platylepis is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It is widespread across sub-Saharan Africa and also on various islands of the Pacific and Indian Oceans.[1]
- Platylepis bigibbosa H.Perrier - Madagascar
- Platylepis bombus J.J.Sm. - Seram
- Platylepis commelynae (Lindl.) Rchb.f. - Society Islands
- Platylepis constricta (J.J.Sm.) J.J.Sm. - New Guinea
- Platylepis densiflora Rolfe - Réunion
- Platylepis geluana (Schltr.) Schuit. & de Vogel - New Guinea
- Platylepis glandulosa (Lindl.) Rchb.f. - widespread across tropical and southern Africa
- Platylepis grandiflora (Schltr.) Ormerod - New Caledonia, Vanuatu, Futuna
- Platylepis heteromorpha Rchb.f. - Samoa
- Platylepis intricata Schuit. & de Vogel - Papua New Guinea
- Platylepis lamellata Schltr. - New Guinea
- Platylepis margaritifera Schltr. - Madagascar
- Platylepis occulta (Thouars) Rchb.f. - Madagascar, Réunion, Mauritius, Seychelles
- Platylepis polyadenia Rchb.f. - Madagascar, Comoros
- Platylepis rufa (Frapp.) Schltr. - Réunion
- Platylepis tidorensis J.J.Sm. - Maluku
- Platylepis viscosa (Rchb.f.) Schltr. - Réunion
- Platylepis xerostele Ormerod - Cameroon
- Platylepis zeuxinoides Schltr. - New Guinea
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.A. & Rasmussen, F. eds. (1999). Genera Orchidacearum 1. Oxford Univ. Press.
- Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.A. & Rasmussen, F. eds. (2001). Genera Orchidacearum 2. Oxford Univ. Press.
- Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.A. & Rasmussen, F. eds. (2003). Genera Orchidacearum 3. Oxford Univ. Press
- Berg Pana, H. 2005. Handbuch der Orchideen-Namen. Dictionary of Orchid Names. Dizionario dei nomi delle orchidee. Ulmer, Stuttgart
External links
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