''Rangaeris'' 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 ...
of
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,
Orchidaceae
Orchids are plants that belong to the family (biology), family Orchidaceae (), a diverse and widespread group of flowering plants with blooms that are often colourful and fragrant. Orchids are cosmopolitan distribution, cosmopolitan plants that ...
, naive to
sub-Saharan
Sub-Saharan Africa is the area and regions of the continent of Africa that lie south of the Sahara. These include Central Africa, East Africa, Southern Africa, and West Africa. Geopolitically, in addition to the list of sovereign states and ...
Africa
Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent after Asia. At about 30.3 million km2 (11.7 million square miles) including adjacent islands, it covers 20% of Earth's land area and 6% of its total surfac ...
.
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Species
Species accepted as of June 2014:
# '' Rangaeris amaniensis'' ( Kraenzl.) Summerh., 1949 - Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Zimbabwe
# '' Rangaeris longicaudata'' ( Rolfe) Summerh. in J.Hutchinson & J.M.Dalziel, 1936 - Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon
# '' Rangaeris muscicola'' (Rchb.f.) Summerh. in J.Hutchinson & J.M.Dalziel, 1936 - widespread from Liberia to Tanzania to South Africa
# '' Rangaeris schliebenii'' ( Mansf.) P.J.Cribb, 1989 - Tanzania
# '' Rangaeris trilobata'' Summerh., 1936 - Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, São Tomé and Príncipe
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
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Vandeae genera
Orchids of Africa
Angraecinae
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