''Jumellea'' is an

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with around 40 species native to

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, the Comoros, 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'' J.-B.Castillon, 2011 * '' Jumellea bosseri'' Pailler, 2009 * '' Jumellea brachycentra'' Schltr., 1925 * '' Jumellea brevifolia'' H.Perrier, 1939 * '' Jumellea comorensis'' (Rchb.f.) Schltr., 1915 * '' Jumellea confusa'' (Schltr.) Schltr., 1915 * '' Jumellea cowanii'' (Ridl.) Garay, 1972 * '' Jumellea cyrtoceras'' Schltr., 1918 * '' Jumellea dendrobioides'' Schltr., 1925 * '' Jumellea densifoliata'' Senghas, 1964 * '' Jumellea divaricata'' (Frapp. ex Cordem.) Schltr., 1915 * '' Jumellea exilis'' (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 wit ...

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