''Bonatea'' is a genus of orchids native to tropical and southern
Africa
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, with one species extending into
Yemen
Yemen, officially the Republic of Yemen, is a country in West Asia. Located in South Arabia, southern Arabia, it borders Saudi Arabia to Saudi Arabia–Yemen border, the north, Oman to Oman–Yemen border, the northeast, the south-eastern part ...
and
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia, officially the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), is a country in West Asia. Located in the centre of the Middle East, it covers the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula and has a land area of about , making it the List of Asian countries ...
.
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Species currently recognized as of May 2014:
*'' Bonatea antennifera'' Rolfe - South Africa, Mozambique, Botswana, Zimbabwe
*'' Bonatea boltonii'' (Harv.) Bolus - South Africa
*'' Bonatea cassidea'' Sond. - South Africa, Eswatini, Zimbabwe
*'' Bonatea lamprophylla'' J.Stewart - Mozambique, KwaZulu-Natal
*'' Bonatea polypodantha'' (Rchb.f.) L.Bolus - South Africa
*'' Bonatea porrecta'' (Bolus) Summerh. - South Africa, Mozambique, Botswana, Eswatini
*'' Bonatea pulchella'' Summerh. - Mozambique, KwaZulu-Natal, Transvaal
*'' Bonatea rabaiensis'' (Rendle) Rolfe in D.Oliver - Kenya, Tanzania
*'' Bonatea saundersioides'' (Kraenzl. & Schltr.) Cortesi - Mpumalanga, KwaZulu-Natal, Eswatini
*'' Bonatea speciosa'' (L.f.) Willd. - South Africa, Mozambique
*'' Bonatea stereophylla'' (Kraenzl.) Summerh. - Tanzania
*'' Bonatea steudneri'' (Rchb.f.) T.Durand & Schinz - from South Africa to Saudi Arabia, including Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, Angola, Mozambique, Sudan, Ethiopia, etc.
*'' Bonatea volkensiana'' (Kraenzl.) Rolfe in D.Oliver - Kenya, Tanzania
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Orchideae
Orchids of Africa
Flora of Yemen
Flora of Saudi Arabia
Orchideae genera