''Rhipidoglossum'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains about 20-30 species, all from

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Rhipidoglossum arbonnieri ''Rhipidoglossum'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains about 20-30 species, all from sub-Saharan Africa. Species This genus contains the following species: *'' Rhipidoglossum arbonnieri'' - Grows in ...

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forests near waterfalls *''

Rhipidoglossum caffrum ''Rhipidoglossum'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains about 20-30 species, all from sub-Saharan Africa. Species This genus contains the following species: *''Rhipidoglossum arbonnieri'' - Grows in ...

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Rhipidoglossum clavatum ''Rhipidoglossum'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains about 20-30 species, all from sub-Saharan Africa. Species This genus contains the following species: *''Rhipidoglossum arbonnieri'' - Grows in ...

'' - lives in Montane ecosystems *''

Rhipidoglossum delepierreanum ''Rhipidoglossum'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains about 20-30 species, all from sub-Saharan Africa. Species This genus contains the following species: *''Rhipidoglossum arbonnieri'' - Grows in ...

'' - Native to rivers at elevations of above sea level *''

Rhipidoglossum globularis ''Rhipidoglossum'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains about 20-30 species, all from sub-Saharan Africa. Species This genus contains the following species: *'' Rhipidoglossum arbonnieri'' - Grows in ...

'' - Native to Tanzania *''

Rhipidoglossum montealenense ''Rhipidoglossum'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains about 20-30 species, all from sub-Saharan Africa. Species This genus contains the following species: *'' Rhipidoglossum arbonnieri'' - Grows in ...

'' - Native to costal southwest

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Rhipidoglossum millarii ''Rhipidoglossum'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains about 20-30 species, all from sub-Saharan Africa. Species This genus contains the following species: *''Rhipidoglossum arbonnieri'' - Grows in ...

'' - Grows in costal forests on twigs *''

Rhipidoglossum leedalii ''Rhipidoglossum'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains about 20-30 species, all from sub-Saharan Africa. Species This genus contains the following species: *''Rhipidoglossum arbonnieri'' - Grows in ...

'' - native to Kenya and Tanzania in Eastern Africa *''

Rhipidoglossum pareense ''Rhipidoglossum pareense'' is a species of orchid in the genus ''Rhipidoglossum'' that can be found in the South Pare Mountains and west Usambara Mountains of north-eastern Tanzania up to 1,500 meters in altitude. It can reach these altitudes ...

'' - Native to the Pare Mountains of Tanzania *''

Rhipidoglossum pusilla ''Rhipidoglossum'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains about 20-30 species, all from sub-Saharan Africa. Species This genus contains the following species: *'' Rhipidoglossum arbonnieri'' - Grows in ...

'' - A plant dwarf with a stem of *''

Rhipidoglossum rutilum ''Rhipidoglossum'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains about 20-30 species, all from sub-Saharan Africa. Species This genus contains the following species: *''Rhipidoglossum arbonnieri'' - Grows in ...

'' - Native to tropical Africa *''

Rhipidoglossum xanthopollinia ''Rhipidoglossum'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains about 20-30 species, all from sub-Saharan Africa. Species This genus contains the following species: *'' Rhipidoglossum arbonnieri'' - Grows in ...

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IOSPE orchid photos, ''Rhipidoglossum rutilum'' (Rchb. f.) Schltr. 1918 Photo courtesy of © Lourens GroblerAfrican Orchids, ''Rhipidoglossum'' (very detailed description)Swiss Orchid Foundation at the Herbarium Jany Renz, ''Rhipidoglossum rutilum'' (Rchb. f.) Schltr.
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