Roeperocharis
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| Habenaria platyanthera (as Roeperocharis p.) - Roeperocharis bennettiana - Roeperocharis urbaniana - Roeperocharis alcicornis - Xenia 3 pl 258 | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Orchidoideae |
| Tribe: | Orchideae |
| Subtribe: | Orchidinae |
| Genus: | Roeperocharis Rchb.f. |
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]
- Roeperocharis alcicornis Kraenzl. in H.G.Reichenbach - Ethiopia
- Roeperocharis bennettiana Rchb.f. - Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia
- Roeperocharis maleveziana Geerinck - Zaïre
- Roeperocharis urbaniana Kraenzl. in H.G.Reichenbach - Ethiopia
- Roeperocharis wentzeliana Kraenzl. - Zaïre, Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ 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.
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