''Tridactyle'' 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 has about 60-70 known species, all native to
sub-Saharan Africa
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.
Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
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Species
''Tridactyle'' species accepted by the Plants of the World Online
Plants of the World Online (POWO) is an online database published by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. It was launched in March 2017 with the ultimate aim being "to enable users to access information on all the world's known seed-bearing plants by ...
as of February 2021:
*'' Tridactyle anthomaniaca''
*'' Tridactyle armeniaca''
*''Tridactyle aurantiopunctata
''Tridactyle'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It has about 60-70 known species, all native to sub-Saharan Africa.
Species
''Tridactyle'' species accepted by the Plants of the World Online as of February 2021: ...
''
*'' Tridactyle bicaudata''
*'' Tridactyle brevicalcarata''
*'' Tridactyle brevifolia''
*'' Tridactyle crassifolia''
*'' Tridactyle cruciformis''
*'' Tridactyle eggelingii''
*'' Tridactyle exellii''
*'' Tridactyle filifolia''
*'' Tridactyle fimbriatipetala''
*'' Tridactyle flabellata''
*'' Tridactyle fusifera''
*'' Tridactyle gentilii''
*'' Tridactyle hurungweensis''
*'' Tridactyle inaequilonga''
*'' Tridactyle inflata''
*'' Tridactyle lagosensis''
*'' Tridactyle latifolia''
*'' Tridactyle laurentii''
*'' Tridactyle lisowskii''
*'' Tridactyle minuta''
*'' Tridactyle minutifolia''
*'' Tridactyle muriculata''
*'' Tridactyle nalaensis''
*'' Tridactyle nanne-ritzkae''
*'' Tridactyle nigrescens''
*'' Tridactyle oblongifolia''
*'' Tridactyle pentalobata''
*'' Tridactyle phaeocephala''
*'' Tridactyle scottellii''
*'' Tridactyle stevartiana''
*'' Tridactyle stipulata''
*'' Tridactyle thomensis''
*'' Tridactyle translucens''
*'' Tridactyle tridactylites''
*'' Tridactyle tridentata''
*'' Tridactyle trimikeorum''
*'' Tridactyle truncatiloba''
*'' Tridactyle unguiculata''
*'' Tridactyle vanderlaaniana''
*'' Tridactyle verrucosa''
*'' Tridactyle virginea''
*'' Tridactyle virgula''
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
*
Vandeae genera
Angraecinae
Orchids of Africa
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