''Microcoelia'' is a genus of

orchids 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 ...

native to

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as well as to

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and other islands of the

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.Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
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/ref> #'' Microcoelia aphylla'' (Thouars) Summerh. - from Kenya and Uganda south to KwaZulu-Natal, plus Madagascar, Mauritius and Réunion #'' Microcoelia aurantiaca'' (Schltr.) Summerh. - Madagascar #'' Microcoelia bispiculata'' L.Jonss. - Madagascar #'' Microcoelia bulbocalcarata'' L.Jonss. - Príncipe, Cameroon, Gabon, Uganda, Rwanda #''

Microcoelia caespitosa ''Microcoelia'' is a genus of orchids native to sub-Saharan Africa as well as to Madagascar and other islands of the Indian Ocean. #'' Microcoelia aphylla'' (Thouars) Summerh. - from Kenya and Uganda south to KwaZulu-Natal, plus Madagascar, Ma ...

'' (Rolfe) Summerh. in J.Hutchinson & J.M.Dalziel - western and central Africa from Liberia to Zaïre and Uganda #''

Microcoelia corallina ''Microcoelia'' is a genus of orchids native to sub-Saharan Africa as well as to Madagascar and other islands of the Indian Ocean. #'' Microcoelia aphylla'' (Thouars) Summerh. - from Kenya and Uganda south to KwaZulu-Natal, plus Madagascar, Mau ...

'' Summerh. - Tanzania, Mozambique, Malawi #''

Microcoelia cornuta ''Microcoelia'' is a genus of orchids native to sub-Saharan Africa as well as to Madagascar and other islands of the Indian Ocean. #'' Microcoelia aphylla'' (Thouars) Summerh. - from Kenya and Uganda south to KwaZulu-Natal, plus Madagascar, Ma ...

'' (Ridl.) Carlsward - Madagascar, Comoros #'' Microcoelia decaryana'' L.Jonss. - Madagascar #'' Microcoelia dolichorhiza'' (Schltr.) Summerh. - Madagascar #'' Microcoelia elliotii'' (Finet) Summerh. - Madagascar #''

Microcoelia exilis ''Microcoelia exilis'', commonly known as the pinhead orchid, is a species of flowering plant in the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It is a leafless epiphyte, a perennial herb that grows in a tangled cluster of roots and stems on the branch of a t ...

'' Lindl. - from Kenya and Uganda south to KwaZulu-Natal, plus Madagascar #''

Microcoelia gilpinae ''Microcoelia'' is a genus of orchids native to sub-Saharan Africa as well as to Madagascar and other islands of the Indian Ocean. #'' Microcoelia aphylla'' (Thouars) Summerh. - from Kenya and Uganda south to KwaZulu-Natal, plus Madagascar, Ma ...

'' (Rchb.f. & S.Moore) Summerh. - Madagascar #''

Microcoelia globulosa ''Microcoelia'' is a genus of orchids native to sub-Saharan Africa as well as to Madagascar and other islands of the Indian Ocean. #'' Microcoelia aphylla'' (Thouars) Summerh. - from Kenya and Uganda south to KwaZulu-Natal, plus Madagascar, Mau ...

'' (Hochst.) L.Jonss. - from Nigeria east to Eritrea, south to Angola and Zimbabwe #'' Microcoelia hirschbergii'' Summerh. - Zaïre, Zambia #'' Microcoelia jonssonii'' Szlach. & Olszewski - Central African Republic #'' Microcoelia koehleri'' (Schltr.) Summerh. - from Nigeria to Tanzania, south to Zimbabwe #''

Microcoelia konduensis ''Microcoelia'' is a genus of orchids native to sub-Saharan Africa as well as to Madagascar and other islands of the Indian Ocean. #'' Microcoelia aphylla'' (Thouars) Summerh. - from Kenya and Uganda south to KwaZulu-Natal, plus Madagascar, Mau ...

'' (De Wild.) Summerh - western and central Africa #''

Microcoelia leptostele ''Microcoelia'' is a genus of orchids native to sub-Saharan Africa as well as to Madagascar and other islands of the Indian Ocean. #'' Microcoelia aphylla'' (Thouars) Summerh. - from Kenya and Uganda south to KwaZulu-Natal, plus Madagascar, Mau ...

'' (Summerh.) L.Jonss. - Central African Republic, Zaïre #''

Microcoelia macrantha ''Microcoelia'' is a genus of orchids native to sub-Saharan Africa as well as to Madagascar and other islands of the Indian Ocean. #'' Microcoelia aphylla'' (Thouars) Summerh. - from Kenya and Uganda south to KwaZulu-Natal, plus Madagascar, Mau ...

'' (H.Perrier) Summerh. - Madagascar #''

Microcoelia macrorhynchia ''Microcoelia'' is a genus of orchids native to sub-Saharan Africa as well as to Madagascar and other islands of the Indian Ocean. #'' Microcoelia aphylla'' (Thouars) Summerh. - from Kenya and Uganda south to KwaZulu-Natal, plus Madagascar, Mau ...

'' (Schltr.) Summerh. in J.Hutchinson & J.M.Dalziel - central Africa #''

Microcoelia megalorrhiza ''Microcoelia'' is a genus of orchids native to sub-Saharan Africa as well as to Madagascar and other islands of the Indian Ocean. #'' Microcoelia aphylla'' (Thouars) Summerh. - from Kenya and Uganda south to KwaZulu-Natal, plus Madagascar, Mau ...

'' (Rchb.f.) Summerh. - Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi #''

Microcoelia microglossa ''Microcoelia'' is a genus of orchids native to sub-Saharan Africa as well as to Madagascar and other islands of the Indian Ocean. #'' Microcoelia aphylla'' (Thouars) Summerh. - from Kenya and Uganda south to KwaZulu-Natal, plus Madagascar, Mau ...

'' Summerh. - central Africa #''

Microcoelia moreauae ''Microcoelia'' is a genus of orchids native to sub-Saharan Africa as well as to Madagascar and other islands of the Indian Ocean. #'' Microcoelia aphylla'' (Thouars) Summerh. - from Kenya and Uganda south to KwaZulu-Natal, plus Madagascar, Mau ...

'' L.Jonss - Kenya, Tanzania, Zimbabwe #''

Microcoelia nyungwensis ''Microcoelia'' is a genus of orchids native to sub-Saharan Africa as well as to Madagascar and other islands of the Indian Ocean. #'' Microcoelia aphylla'' (Thouars) Summerh. - from Kenya and Uganda south to KwaZulu-Natal, plus Madagascar, Mau ...

'' L.Jonss. - Rwanda #''

Microcoelia obovata ''Microcoelia'' is a genus of orchids native to sub-Saharan Africa as well as to Madagascar and other islands of the Indian Ocean. #'' Microcoelia aphylla'' (Thouars) Summerh. - from Kenya and Uganda south to KwaZulu-Natal, plus Madagascar, Mau ...

'' Summerh. - from Kenya south to KwaZulu-Natal #''

Microcoelia ornithocephala ''Microcoelia'' is a genus of orchids native to sub-Saharan Africa as well as to Madagascar and other islands of the Indian Ocean. #'' Microcoelia aphylla'' (Thouars) Summerh. - from Kenya and Uganda south to KwaZulu-Natal, plus Madagascar, Mau ...

'' P.J.Cribb - Malawi #''

Microcoelia perrieri ''Microcoelia'' is a genus of orchids native to sub-Saharan Africa as well as to Madagascar and other islands of the Indian Ocean The Indian Ocean is the third-largest of the world's five oceanic divisions, covering or ~19.8% of the water ...

'' (Finet) Summerh. - Madagascar #'' Microcoelia physophora'' (Rchb.f.) Summerh. - Kenya, Tanzania, Madagascar #'' Microcoelia sanfordii'' L.Jonss - Cameroon #'' Microcoelia smithii'' (Rolfe) Summerh. - Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi #'' Microcoelia stolzii'' (Schltr.) Summerh. - Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q2707461 Vandeae genera Angraecinae Epiphytic orchids