''Rhipidoglossum'' is a
genus
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of
flowering plant
Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. They include all forbs (flowering plants without a woody stem), grasses and grass-like plants, a vast majority of ...
s from the orchid family,
Orchidaceae
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Along with the Asteraceae, they are one of the two largest families of flowering ...
. It contains about 20-30 species, all from
sub-Saharan Africa.
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Species
This genus contains the following species:
*''Rhipidoglossum arbonnieri
''Rhipidoglossum'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains about 20-30 species, all from sub-Saharan Africa.
Species
This genus contains the following species:
*'' Rhipidoglossum arbonnieri'' - Grows in ...
'' - Grows in epiphyte forests near waterfall
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Waterfalls can be formed in severa ...
s
*''Rhipidoglossum caffrum
''Rhipidoglossum'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains about 20-30 species, all from sub-Saharan Africa.
Species
This genus contains the following species:
*''Rhipidoglossum arbonnieri'' - Grows in ...
''
*''Rhipidoglossum clavatum
''Rhipidoglossum'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains about 20-30 species, all from sub-Saharan Africa.
Species
This genus contains the following species:
*''Rhipidoglossum arbonnieri'' - Grows in ...
'' - lives in Montane ecosystems
Montane ecosystems are found on the slopes of mountains. The alpine climate in these regions strongly affects the ecosystem because temperatures fall as elevation increases, causing the ecosystem to stratify. This stratification is a crucial f ...
*''Rhipidoglossum delepierreanum
''Rhipidoglossum'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains about 20-30 species, all from sub-Saharan Africa.
Species
This genus contains the following species:
*''Rhipidoglossum arbonnieri'' - Grows in ...
'' - Native to river
A river is a natural flowing watercourse, usually freshwater
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s at elevations of above sea level
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*''Rhipidoglossum globularis
''Rhipidoglossum'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains about 20-30 species, all from sub-Saharan Africa.
Species
This genus contains the following species:
*'' Rhipidoglossum arbonnieri'' - Grows in ...
'' - Native to Tanzania
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*''Rhipidoglossum montealenense
''Rhipidoglossum'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains about 20-30 species, all from sub-Saharan Africa.
Species
This genus contains the following species:
*'' Rhipidoglossum arbonnieri'' - Grows in ...
'' - Native to costal southwest Guinea
*''Rhipidoglossum millarii
''Rhipidoglossum'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains about 20-30 species, all from sub-Saharan Africa.
Species
This genus contains the following species:
*''Rhipidoglossum arbonnieri'' - Grows in ...
'' - Grows in costal forests on twigs
*''Rhipidoglossum leedalii
''Rhipidoglossum'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains about 20-30 species, all from sub-Saharan Africa.
Species
This genus contains the following species:
*''Rhipidoglossum arbonnieri'' - Grows in ...
'' - native to Kenya
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and Tanzania in Eastern Africa
*''Rhipidoglossum pareense
''Rhipidoglossum pareense'' is a species of orchid in the genus ''Rhipidoglossum'' that can be found in the South Pare Mountains and west Usambara Mountains of north-eastern Tanzania up to 1,500 meters in altitude. It can reach these altitudes ...
'' - Native to the Pare Mountains
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of Tanzania
*''Rhipidoglossum pusilla
''Rhipidoglossum'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains about 20-30 species, all from sub-Saharan Africa.
Species
This genus contains the following species:
*'' Rhipidoglossum arbonnieri'' - Grows in ...
'' - A plant dwarf with a stem of
*''Rhipidoglossum rutilum
''Rhipidoglossum'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains about 20-30 species, all from sub-Saharan Africa.
Species
This genus contains the following species:
*''Rhipidoglossum arbonnieri'' - Grows in ...
'' - Native to tropical Africa
*''Rhipidoglossum xanthopollinia
''Rhipidoglossum'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains about 20-30 species, all from sub-Saharan Africa.
Species
This genus contains the following species:
*'' Rhipidoglossum arbonnieri'' - Grows in ...
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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'' whic ...
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
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