''Schizochilus'' is a
genus
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of
flowering plant
Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. The term "angiosperm" is derived from the Greek words ('container, vessel') and ('seed'), and refers to those plants th ...
s from the orchid 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.
Along with the Asteraceae, they are one of the two largest families of flowering ...
. It is native to southern and eastern
Africa
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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: 361 ff. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.]
Species accepted as of June 2014:Schizochilus flexuosus
''Schizochilus'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It is native to southern and eastern Africa.Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.C. & Rasmussen, F.N. (2001). Orchidoideae (Part 1). Genera Orchidacearum 2: 361 ...
'' Harv. ex Rolfe in W.H.Harvey & auct. suc. - South Africa, Lesotho
#'' Schizochilus gerrardii'' (Rchb.f.) Bolus - KwaZulu-Natal
#'' Schizochilus lepidus'' Summerh. - Zimbabwe, Mozambique
#'' Schizochilus lilacinus'' Schelpe ex H.P.Linder - Mpumalanga
#'' Schizochilus sulphureus'' Schltr. - Mozambique, Malawi, Tanzania
#'' Schizochilus zeyheri'' Sond. - South Africa, Eswatini
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
Orchideae
Orchideae genera
Orchids of Africa
Taxa named by Otto Wilhelm Sonder
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