Dracomonticola
Appearance
Dracomonticola | |
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Botanical illustration of Dracomonticola virginea by Harry Bolus | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Orchidaceae |
Subfamily: | Orchidoideae |
Tribe: | Orchideae |
Subtribe: | Orchidinae |
Genus: | Dracomonticola H.P.Linder & Kurzweil |
Species: | D. virginea
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Binomial name | |
Dracomonticola virginea (Bolus) H.P.Linder & Kurzweil
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Synonyms[1] | |
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Dracomonticola is a genus of flowering plants in the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains only one known species, Dracomonticola virginea, native to Lesotho and South Africa.[1][2]
See also
References
- ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.C. & Rasmussen, F.N. (2001). Orchidoideae (Part 1). Genera Orchidacearum 2: 1-416. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
External links
- African Orchids, Dracomonticola virginea
- Cameron & Rhoda McMaster's African Bulbs, South African Orchid Gallery, Dracomonticola virginea