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Jumellea
Jumellea arachnantha
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Angraecum
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Jumellea

Species

About 40, see text[1]

Jumellea alionae P.J.Cribb, herbarium sheet isotype

Jumellea is an orchid genus with around 40 species native to Madagascar, the Comoros, the Mascarenes, and eastern Africa. In horticulture, it is often abbreviated Jum. It is named after H. L. Jumelle, a French botanist.[2]

Species

References

  1. ^ "Jumellea". World Checklist of Orchidaceae. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
  2. ^ Genaust, Helmut (1976). Etymologisches Wörterbuch der botanischen Pflanzennamen ISBN 3-7643-0755-2
  • Media related to Jumellea at Wikimedia Commons
  • Data related to Jumellea at Wikispecies