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Roeperocharis

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Roeperocharis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Orchidoideae
Tribe: Orchideae
Subtribe: Orchidinae
Genus: Roeperocharis
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Roeperocharis is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae, native to eastern Africa. As of June 2014, the following species are recognized:[1][2]

  1. Roeperocharis alcicornis Kraenzl. in H.G.Reichenbach - Ethiopia
  2. Roeperocharis bennettiana Rchb.f. - Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia
  3. Roeperocharis maleveziana Geerinck - Zaïre
  4. Roeperocharis urbaniana Kraenzl. in H.G.Reichenbach - Ethiopia
  5. Roeperocharis wentzeliana Kraenzl. - Zaïre, Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia

See also

References

  1. ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. ^ 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.
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