''Rhipidoglossum'' is a
genus
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of
flowering plant
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s from the orchid family,
Orchidaceae
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. It contains 53 species,
[ all from ]sub-Saharan Africa
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Species
This genus contains the following species:[
*'' Rhipidoglossum adoxum''
*'' Rhipidoglossum afrum''
*'' Rhipidoglossum arbonnieri'' – grows in ]epiphyte
An epiphyte is a plant or plant-like organism that grows on the surface of another plant and derives its moisture and nutrients from the air, rain, water (in marine environments) or from debris accumulating around it. The plants on which epiphyt ...
forests near waterfall
A waterfall is any point in a river or stream where water flows over a vertical drop or a series of steep drops. Waterfalls also occur where meltwater drops over the edge
of a tabular iceberg or ice shelf.
Waterfalls can be formed in seve ...
s
*'' Rhipidoglossum bilobatum''
*'' Rhipidoglossum brachyceras''
*''Rhipidoglossum brevifolium
''Rhipidoglossum'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains 53 species, all from sub-Saharan Africa.
Species
This genus contains the following species:
*'' Rhipidoglossum adoxum''
*'' Rhipidoglossum afr ...
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*'' Rhipidoglossum burttii''
*'' Rhipidoglossum candidum''
*''Rhipidoglossum clavatum
''Rhipidoglossum'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains 53 species, all from sub-Saharan Africa.
Species
This genus contains the following species:
*'' Rhipidoglossum adoxum''
*'' Rhipidoglossum afr ...
'' – lives in Afromontane
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regions
*''Rhipidoglossum confusum
''Rhipidoglossum'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains 53 species, all from sub-Saharan Africa.
Species
This genus contains the following species:
*'' Rhipidoglossum adoxum''
*'' Rhipidoglossum afr ...
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*''Rhipidoglossum cuneatum
''Rhipidoglossum'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains 53 species, all from sub-Saharan Africa.
Species
This genus contains the following species:
*'' Rhipidoglossum adoxum''
*'' Rhipidoglossum afr ...
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*''Rhipidoglossum curvatum
''Rhipidoglossum'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains 53 species, all from sub-Saharan Africa.
Species
This genus contains the following species:
*'' Rhipidoglossum adoxum''
*'' Rhipidoglossum afr ...
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*''Rhipidoglossum delepierreanum
''Rhipidoglossum'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains 53 species, all from sub-Saharan Africa.
Species
This genus contains the following species:
*''Rhipidoglossum adoxum''
*''Rhipidoglossum afrum ...
'' – native to river
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s at elevations of above sea level
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*''Rhipidoglossum densiflorum
''Rhipidoglossum'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains 53 species, all from sub-Saharan Africa.
Species
This genus contains the following species:
*'' Rhipidoglossum adoxum''
*'' Rhipidoglossum afr ...
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*''Rhipidoglossum eggelingii
''Rhipidoglossum'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains 53 species, all from sub-Saharan Africa.
Species
This genus contains the following species:
*'' Rhipidoglossum adoxum''
*'' Rhipidoglossum afr ...
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*''Rhipidoglossum globulare
''Rhipidoglossum'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains 53 species, all from sub-Saharan Africa.
Species
This genus contains the following species:
*'' Rhipidoglossum adoxum''
*'' Rhipidoglossum afr ...
'' – native to Tanzania
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*''Rhipidoglossum globulosocalcaratum
''Rhipidoglossum'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains 53 species, all from sub-Saharan Africa.
Species
This genus contains the following species:
*'' Rhipidoglossum adoxum''
*'' Rhipidoglossum afr ...
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*''Rhipidoglossum kamerunense
''Rhipidoglossum'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains 53 species, all from sub-Saharan Africa.
Species
This genus contains the following species:
*'' Rhipidoglossum adoxum''
*'' Rhipidoglossum afr ...
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*''Rhipidoglossum laticalcar
''Rhipidoglossum'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains 53 species, all from sub-Saharan Africa.
Species
This genus contains the following species:
*''Rhipidoglossum adoxum''
*''Rhipidoglossum afrum ...
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*'' Rhipidoglossum laxiflorum''
*'' Rhipidoglossum leedalii'' – native to Kenya
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and Tanzania in Eastern Africa
*'' Rhipidoglossum longicalcar''
*'' Rhipidoglossum lucieae''
*'' Rhipidoglossum magnicalcar''
*'' Rhipidoglossum melianthum''
*'' Rhipidoglossum microphyllum''
*'' Rhipidoglossum mildbraedii''
*'' Rhipidoglossum millarii'' – grows on twigs in coastal forests of southeastern Cape Provinces
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and southwestern KwaZulu-Natal
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*'' Rhipidoglossum montanum''
*'' Rhipidoglossum montealenense'' – native to costal southwest Guinea
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*'' Rhipidoglossum obanense''
*'' Rhipidoglossum ochyrae''
*'' Rhipidoglossum orientalis''
*'' Rhipidoglossum ovale''
*'' Rhipidoglossum oxycentron''
*'' Rhipidoglossum pareense'' – native to the Pare Mountains
The Pare Mountains (''Milima ya Upare'' in Swahili) are a mountain range in northeastern Tanzania, located north of the Usambara Mountains. The mountains are administratively located in the Kilimanjaro Region, specifically in the Mwanga Distric ...
of Tanzania
*'' Rhipidoglossum paucifolium''
*'' Rhipidoglossum pendulum''
*'' Rhipidoglossum philatelicum''
*'' Rhipidoglossum polyanthum''
*'' Rhipidoglossum polydactylum''
*'' Rhipidoglossum pulchellum''
*'' Rhipidoglossum pusillum'' – a dwarf plant with a stem of
*'' Rhipidoglossum rutilum'' – native to tropical Africa
*'' Rhipidoglossum schimperianum''
*'' Rhipidoglossum stellatum''
*'' Rhipidoglossum stolzii''
*'' Rhipidoglossum subsimplex''
*'' Rhipidoglossum tanneri''
*'' Rhipidoglossum tenuicalcar''
*'' Rhipidoglossum thomense''
*'' Rhipidoglossum ugandense''
*'' Rhipidoglossum xanthopollinium''
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
External links
IOSPE orchid photos, ''Rhipidoglossum rutilum'' (Rchb. f.) Schltr. 1918 Photo courtesy of © Lourens GroblerAfrican Orchids, ''Rhipidoglossum'' (very detailed description)Swiss Orchid Foundation at the Herbarium Jany Renz, ''Rhipidoglossum rutilum'' (Rchb. f.) Schltr.
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Vandeae genera
Angraecinae
Flora of the Afrotropical realm
Taxa named by Rudolf Schlechter
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