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Ceratandra

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Ceratandra
Ceratandra bicolor
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Orchidoideae
Tribe: Orchideae
Subtribe: Coryciinae
Genus: Ceratandra
Lindl. in F.A.Bauer & J.Lindley
Distribution
Synonyms[1]
  • Ceratandropsis Rolfe in W.H.Harvey
  • Evota (Lindl.) Rolfe in W.H.Harvey

Ceratandra is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains 6 known species, all endemic to South Africa.[1]

  1. Ceratandra atrata (L.) T.Durand & Schinz
  2. Ceratandra bicolor Sond. ex Bolus
  3. Ceratandra globosa Lindl.
  4. Ceratandra grandiflora Lindl.
  5. Ceratandra harveyana Lindl.
  6. Ceratandra venosa (Lindl.) Schltr.

See also

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References

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  • Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.A. & Rasmussen, F. eds. (1999). Genera Orchidacearum 1. Oxford Univ. Press.
  • Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.A. & Rasmussen, F. eds. (2001). Genera Orchidacearum 2. Oxford Univ. Press.
  • Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.A. & Rasmussen, F. eds. (2003). Genera Orchidacearum 3. Oxford Univ. Press
  • Berg Pana, H. 2005. Handbuch der Orchideen-Namen. Dictionary of Orchid Names. Dizionario dei nomi delle orchidee. Ulmer, Stuttgart