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Microcoelia

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Microcoelia
Microcoelia aphylla (Thouars) Summerh. cultivated in the Botanical Garden of the University of Regensburg
Microcoelia exilis Lindl., 1830 (syn. Angraecum chiloschistae)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Vandeae
Subtribe: Angraecinae
Genus: Microcoelia
Lindl.
Type species
Microcoelia exilis
Synonyms[1]
  • Microcaelia Hochst. ex A.Rich.
  • Dicranotaenia Finet
  • Rhaphidorhynchus Finet
  • Encheiridion Summerh.
  • Solenangis Schultr.

Microcoelia is a genus of orchids native to sub-Saharan Africa as well as to Madagascar and other islands of the Indian Ocean.[1][2][3]

References

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  1. 1 2 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-71827. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  3. Lindley, John. 1830. Genera and Species of Orchidaceous Plants 60-61.