''Lemurella'' is a

genus Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...

flowering plant Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (). The term angiosperm is derived from the Ancient Greek, Greek words (; 'container, vessel') and (; 'seed'), meaning that the seeds are enclosed with ...

s from the orchid family,

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. It contains 4 currently recognized species (as of June 2014), native to

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and to the

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.Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
/ref> #'' Lemurella culicifera'' (Rchb.f.) H.Perrier #'' Lemurella pallidiflora'' Bosser #'' Lemurella papillosa'' Bosser #'' Lemurella virescens'' H.Perrier

References

* (1925) Repertorium Specierum Novarum Regni Vegetabilis, Beihefte 33: 367. * 2005. ''Handbuch der Orchideen-Namen. Dictionary of Orchid Names. Dizionario dei nomi delle orchidee''. Ulmer, Stuttgart * (Eds) (2014) Genera Orchidacearum Volume 6: Epidendroideae (Part 3); page 399 ff., Oxford: Oxford University Press.

External links

* Vandeae genera Angraecinae {{Vandeae-stub