''Jumellea'' is an

orchid Orchids are plants that belong to the family Orchidaceae (), a diverse and widespread group of flowering plants with blooms that are often colourful and fragrant. Along with the Asteraceae, they are one of the two largest families of flowering ...

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with around 40 species native to

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, the

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, the

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, and eastern

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. In

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, it is often abbreviated Jum. It is named after H. L. Jumelle, a French botanist.Genaust, Helmut (1976). ''Etymologisches Wörterbuch der botanischen Pflanzennamen''

Species

* '' Jumellea alionae'' P.J.Cribb, 2009 * '' Jumellea ambrensis'' H.Perrier, 1938 * '' Jumellea amplifolia'' Schltr., 1925 * '' Jumellea angustifolia'' H.Perrier, 1938 * '' Jumellea anjouanensis'' (Finet) H.Perrier, 1941 * ''

Jumellea arachnantha ''Jumellea arachnantha'' , 1915 is a species of orchid endemic to the Central Highlands of Madagascar Madagascar (; mg, Madagasikara, ), officially the Republic of Madagascar ( mg, Repoblikan'i Madagasikara, links=no, ; french: Républi ...

'' (Rchb.f.) Schltr., 1915 * '' Jumellea arborescens'' H.Perrier, 1938 * '' Jumellea bathiei'' Schltr., 1925 * ''

Jumellea bernetiana ''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.Genaust, Helmut (1976 ...

'' J.-B.Castillon, 2011 * '' Jumellea bosseri'' Pailler, 2009 * '' Jumellea brachycentra'' Schltr., 1925 * '' Jumellea brevifolia'' H.Perrier, 1939 * ''

Jumellea comorensis ''Jumellea comorensis'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Orchidaceae Orchids are plants that belong to the family Orchidaceae (), a diverse and widespread group of flowering plants with blooms that are often colourful and fragran ...

'' (Rchb.f.) Schltr., 1915 * ''

Jumellea confusa ''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.Genaust, Helmut (1976 ...

'' (Schltr.) Schltr., 1915 * ''

Jumellea cowanii ''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.Genaust, Helmut (1976 ...

'' (Ridl.) Garay, 1972 * ''

Jumellea cyrtoceras ''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.Genaust, Helmut (1976 ...

'' Schltr., 1918 * ''

Jumellea dendrobioides ''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.Genaust, Helmut (1976 ...

'' Schltr., 1925 * ''

Jumellea densifoliata ''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.Genaust, Helmut (1976 ...

'' Senghas, 1964 * ''

Jumellea divaricata ''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.Genaust, Helmut (1976 ...

'' (Frapp. ex Cordem.) Schltr., 1915 * ''

Jumellea exilis ''Jumellea exilis'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Orchidaceae Orchids are plants that belong to the family Orchidaceae (), a diverse and widespread group of flowering plants with blooms that are often colourful and fragrant. ...

'' (Cordem.) Schltr., 1915 * ''

Jumellea fragrans ''Jumellea fragrans'' is a species of orchid in the genus '' Jumellea''. It is native to the islands of Mauritius and Réunion. It grows as an epiphyte in the lowland rain forest up to 500 m above sea level. The species blooms in March-April wi ...

'' (Thouars) Schltr., 1914 * ''

Jumellea francoisii ''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.Genaust, Helmut (1976 ...

'' Schltr., 1925 * '' Jumellea gladiator'' (Rchb.f.) Schltr., 1915 * '' Jumellea gregariiflora'' H.Perrier, 1939 * '' Jumellea hyalina'' H.Perrier, 1938 * '' Jumellea ibityana'' Schltr., 1925 * '' Jumellea intricata'' H.Perrier, 1938 * '' Jumellea jumelleana'' (Schltr.) Summerh., 1951 (publ. 1952) * '' Jumellea lignosa'' (Schltr.) Schltr., 1915 * '' Jumellea linearipetala'' H.Perrier, 1938 * '' Jumellea longivaginans'' H.Perrier, 1938 * '' Jumellea majalis'' (Schltr.) Schltr., 1915 * '' Jumellea major'' Schltr., 1925 * '' Jumellea marojejiensis'' H.Perrier, 1951 * '' Jumellea maxillarioides'' (Ridl.) Schltr., 1925 * '' Jumellea nutans'' (Frapp. ex Cordem.) Schltr., 1915 * '' Jumellea ophioplectron'' (Rchb.f.) Schltr., 1915 * '' Jumellea pachyceras'' Schltr., 1925 * '' Jumellea pachyra'' (Kraenzl.) H.Perrier, 1941 * '' Jumellea pailleri'' F.Rakotoar., 2011 * '' Jumellea papangensis'' H.Perrier, 1938 * '' Jumellea peyrotii'' Bosser, 1970 * '' Jumellea phalaenophora'' (Rchb.f.) Schltr., 1915 * '' Jumellea porrigens'' Schltr., 1925 * '' Jumellea punctata'' H.Perrier, 1938 * '' Jumellea recta'' (Thouars) Schltr., 1915 * '' Jumellea recurva'' (Thouars) Schltr., 1915 * '' Jumellea rigida'' Schltr., 1925 * '' Jumellea rossii'' Senghas, 1967 * '' Jumellea similis'' Schltr., 1925 * '' Jumellea spathulata'' (Ridl.) Schltr., 1925 * '' Jumellea stenoglossa'' H.Perrier, 1951 * '' Jumellea stenophylla'' (Frapp. ex Cordem.) Schltr., 1915 * '' Jumellea stipitata'' (Frapp. ex Cordem.) Schltr., 1915 * '' Jumellea tenuibracteata'' (H.Perrier) F.P.Rakotoar. & Pailler, 2012 * '' Jumellea teretifolia'' Schltr., 1925 * '' Jumellea triquetra'' (Thouars) Schltr., 1915 * '' Jumellea usambarensis'' J.J.Wood, 1982 * '' Jumellea walleri'' (Rolfe) la Croix, 2000 * '' Jumellea zaratananae'' Schltr., 1925

References

External links

* * Vandeae genera {{Vandeae-stub