''Pterygodium'' is a
genus
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of
flowering plant
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s from the orchid family,
Orchidaceae
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Along with the Asteraceae, they are one of the two largest families of flowering ...
. It found primarily in southern
Africa
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(
South Africa
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,
Lesotho
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,
Eswatini
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) but one species is
endemic
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to
Tanzania
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.
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/ref>[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.]
Species accepted as of June 2014:Pterygodium catholicum
''Pterygodium'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It found primarily in southern Africa (South Africa, Lesotho, Eswatini) but one species is endemic to Tanzania.Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.C. & Rasmusse ...
'' (L.) Sw. - Cape Province
#'' Pterygodium cleistogamum'' (Bolus) Schltr. - Cape Province
#'' Pterygodium connivens'' Schelpe - Cape Province
#''Pterygodium cooperi
''Pterygodium'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It found primarily in southern Africa (South Africa, Lesotho, Eswatini) but one species is endemic to Tanzania.Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.C. & Rasmusse ...
'' Rolfe in W.H.Harvey & auct. suc. - Cape Province, Kwazulu-Natal, Lesotho
#'' Pterygodium cruciferum'' Sond. - Cape Province
#'' Pterygodium hallii'' (Schelpe) Kurzweil & H.P.Linder - Cape Province
#'' Pterygodium hastatum'' Bolus - Cape Province, Kwazulu-Natal, Lesotho, Free State, Mpumalanga, Eswatini
#'' Pterygodium inversum'' (Thunb.) Sw. - Cape Province
#'' Pterygodium leucanthum'' Bolus - Cape Province, Kwazulu-Natal, Lesotho
#'' Pterygodium magnum'' Rchb.f. - Cape Province, Kwazulu-Natal, Free State, Mpumalanga
#'' Pterygodium newdigatae'' Bolus - Cape Province
#''Pterygodium pentherianum
''Pterygodium'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It found primarily in southern Africa (South Africa, Lesotho, Eswatini) but one species is endemic to Tanzania.Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.C. & Rasmusse ...
'' Schltr. - Cape Province
#''Pterygodium platypetalum
''Pterygodium'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It found primarily in southern Africa (South Africa, Lesotho, Eswatini) but one species is endemic to Tanzania.Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.C. & Rasmusse ...
'' Lindl. - Cape Province
#''Pterygodium schelpei
''Pterygodium'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It found primarily in southern Africa (South Africa, Lesotho, Eswatini) but one species is endemic to Tanzania.Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.C. & Rasmusse ...
'' H.P.Linder - Cape Province
#''Pterygodium ukingense
''Pterygodium'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It found primarily in southern Africa (South Africa, Lesotho, Eswatini) but one species is endemic to Tanzania.Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.C. & Rasmusse ...
'' Schltr. - Tanzania
#''Pterygodium vermiferum
''Pterygodium'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It found primarily in southern Africa (South Africa, Lesotho, Eswatini) but one species is endemic to Tanzania.Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.C. & Rasmusse ...
'' E.G.H.Oliv. & Liltved - Cape Province
#''Pterygodium volucris
''Pterygodium'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It found primarily in southern Africa (South Africa, Lesotho, Eswatini) but one species is endemic to Tanzania.Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.C. & Rasmusse ...
'' (L.f.) Sw. - Cape Province
See also
* List of Orchidaceae genera
This is a list of genera in the orchid family ( Orchidaceae), originally according tThe Families of Flowering Plants- L. Watson and M. J. Dallwitz. This list is adapted regularly with the changes published in the ''Orchid Research Newsletter'' whi ...
References
External links
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Coryciinae
Orchideae genera
Orchids of Africa
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