''Diaphananthe'' is a
genus
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of
flowering plant
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s from the orchid family,
Orchidaceae
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. As currently conceived, it contains 33 accepted species, all
endemic
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to
sub-Saharan Africa
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.
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Species
*'' Diaphananthe arbonnieri'' Geerinck
*'' Diaphananthe bidens'' (Afzel. ex Sw.) Schltr.
*'' Diaphananthe bueae'' (Schltr.) Schltr.
*'' Diaphananthe ceriflora'' J.B.Petersen
*'' Diaphananthe delepierreana'' J.-P.Lebel & Geerinck
*'' Diaphananthe divitiflora'' (Kraenzl.) Schltr.
*'' Diaphananthe dorotheae'' (Rendle) Summerh.
*'' Diaphananthe eggelingii'' P.J.Cribb
*'' Diaphananthe fragrantissima'' (Rchb.f.) Schltr.
*'' Diaphananthe gabonensis'' (Summerh.) P.J.Cribb & Carlsward
*''Diaphananthe garayana
''Diaphananthe'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. As currently conceived, it contains 33 accepted species, all endemic to sub-Saharan Africa.
Species
*'' Diaphananthe arbonnieri'' Geerinck
*'' Diaphananthe bi ...
'' Szlach. & Olszewski
*'' Diaphananthe ichneumonea'' (Lindl.) P.J.Cribb & Carlsward
*'' Diaphananthe lanceolata'' (Summerh.) P.J.Cribb & Carlsward
*'' Diaphananthe lecomtei'' (Finet) P.J.Cribb & Carlsward
*''Diaphananthe letouzeyi
''Diaphananthe'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. As currently conceived, it contains 33 accepted species, all endemic to sub-Saharan Africa.
Species
*'' Diaphananthe arbonnieri'' Geerinck
*'' Diaphananthe bi ...
'' (Szlach. & Olszewski) P.J.Cribb & Carlsward
*''Diaphananthe lorifolia
''Diaphananthe'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. As currently conceived, it contains 33 accepted species, all endemic to sub-Saharan Africa.
Species
*'' Diaphananthe arbonnieri'' Geerinck
*'' Diaphananthe bi ...
'' Summerh.
*''Diaphananthe millarii
''Diaphananthe'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. As currently conceived, it contains 33 accepted species, all endemic to sub-Saharan Africa.
Species
*'' Diaphananthe arbonnieri'' Geerinck
*'' Diaphananthe bi ...
'' (Bolus) H.P.Linder
*''Diaphananthe odoratissima
''Diaphananthe'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. As currently conceived, it contains 33 accepted species, all endemic to sub-Saharan Africa.
Species
*'' Diaphananthe arbonnieri'' Geerinck
*'' Diaphananthe bi ...
'' (Rchb.f.) P.J.Cribb & Carlsward
*''Diaphananthe pellucida
''Diaphananthe'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. As currently conceived, it contains 33 accepted species, all endemic to sub-Saharan Africa.
Species
*'' Diaphananthe arbonnieri'' Geerinck
*'' Diaphananthe bi ...
'' (Lindl.) Schltr.
*''Diaphananthe plehniana
''Diaphananthe'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. As currently conceived, it contains 33 accepted species, all endemic to sub-Saharan Africa.
Species
*'' Diaphananthe arbonnieri'' Geerinck
*'' Diaphananthe bi ...
'' (Schltr.) Schltr.
*''Diaphananthe rohrii
''Diaphananthe'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. As currently conceived, it contains 33 accepted species, all endemic to sub-Saharan Africa.
Species
*''Diaphananthe arbonnieri'' Geerinck
*''Diaphananthe bide ...
'' (Rchb.f.) Summerh.
*''Diaphananthe sanfordiana
''Diaphananthe'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. As currently conceived, it contains 33 accepted species, all endemic to sub-Saharan Africa.
Species
*'' Diaphananthe arbonnieri'' Geerinck
*'' Diaphananthe bi ...
'' Szlach. & Olszewski
*''Diaphananthe sarcophylla
''Diaphananthe'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. As currently conceived, it contains 33 accepted species, all endemic to sub-Saharan Africa.
Species
*'' Diaphananthe arbonnieri'' Geerinck
*'' Diaphananthe bi ...
'' (Schltr. ex Prain) P.J.Cribb & Carlsward
*''Diaphananthe sarcorhynchoides
''Diaphananthe'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. As currently conceived, it contains 33 accepted species, all endemic to sub-Saharan Africa.
Species
*'' Diaphananthe arbonnieri'' Geerinck
*'' Diaphananthe bi ...
'' J.B.Hall
*'' Diaphananthe spiralis'' (Stévart & Droissart) P.J.Cribb & Carlsward
*'' Diaphananthe subclavata'' (Rolfe) Schltr.
*'' Diaphananthe suborbicularis'' Summerh.
*'' Diaphananthe thomensis'' (Rolfe) P.J.Cribb & Carlsward
*'' Diaphananthe trigonopetala'' Schltr.
*'' Diaphananthe vagans'' (Lindl.) P.J.Cribb & Carlsward
*'' Diaphananthe vandiformis'' (Kraenzl.) Schltr.
*'' Diaphananthe vesicata'' (Lindl.) P.J.Cribb & Carlsward
*'' Diaphananthe welwitschii'' (Rchb.f.) Schltr
See also
*List of Orchidaceae genera
This is a list of genera in the orchid family (Orchidaceae), originally according tThe Families of Flowering Plants- L. Watson and M. J. Dallwitz. This list is adapted regularly with the changes published in the ''Orchid Research Newsletter'' which ...
References
* (Eds) (2014) Genera Orchidacearum Volume 6: Epidendroideae (Part 3); page 385 ff., Oxford: Oxford University Press.
* ''Handbuch der Orchideen-Namen. Dictionary of Orchid Names. Dizionario dei nomi delle orchidee''. Ulmer, Stuttgart
External links
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Vandeae genera
Orchids of Africa
Angraecinae
Flora of the Afrotropical realm
Taxa named by Rudolf Schlechter
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