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Terrestrial herbs with leafy unbranched stems. Flowers resupinate, usually bright orange (sometimes yellow or greenish-orange). Sepals free, the dorsal sepal forming a hood with the petals. Lip entire or 3-lobed, spurred. Column erect. Rostellum large.
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Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Platycoryne Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/genus.php?genus_id=416
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Platycoryne

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Platycoryne is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae, native to Africa and Madagascar.[1][2]

  1. Platycoryne affinis Summerh. - Zimbabwe
  2. Platycoryne alinae Szlach. - Cameroon
  3. Platycoryne ambigua (Kraenzl.) Summerh. - Tanzania
  4. Platycoryne brevirostris Summerh. - Angola + Zambia
  5. Platycoryne buchananiana (Kraenzl.) Rolfe in D.Oliver - central Africa
  6. Platycoryne crocea Rolfe in D.Oliver - central + eastern Africa
  7. Platycoryne guingangae (Rchb.f.) Rolfe in D.Oliver - central Africa
  8. Platycoryne isoetifolia P.J.Cribb - Zaïre + Zambia
  9. Platycoryne latipetala Summerh. - Zaïre + Zambia
  10. Platycoryne lisowskiana Szlach. & Kras - Central African Republic
  11. Platycoryne macroceras Summerh. - Zaïre + Zambia
  12. Platycoryne mediocris Summerh. - southern + eastern Africa
  13. Platycoryne megalorrhyncha Summerh. - Nigeria + Cameroon
  14. Platycoryne micrantha Summerh. - Angola + Zambia
  15. Platycoryne ochyrana Szlach., Mytnik, Rutk., Jerch. & Baranow - Central African Republic
  16. Platycoryne paludosa (Lindl.) Rolfe in D.Oliver - western Africa
  17. Platycoryne pervillei Rchb.f. - eastern Africa + Madagascar
  18. Platycoryne protearum (Rchb.f.) Rolfe in D.Oliver - central Africa
  19. Platycoryne trilobata Summerh. - Angola + Zambia

See also

References

  1. ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. ^ 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.
  • Berg Pana, H. 2005. Handbuch der Orchideen-Namen. Dictionary of Orchid Names. Dizionario dei nomi delle orchidee. Ulmer, Stuttgart
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Platycoryne: Brief Summary

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Platycoryne is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae, native to Africa and Madagascar.

Platycoryne affinis Summerh. - Zimbabwe Platycoryne alinae Szlach. - Cameroon Platycoryne ambigua (Kraenzl.) Summerh. - Tanzania Platycoryne brevirostris Summerh. - Angola + Zambia Platycoryne buchananiana (Kraenzl.) Rolfe in D.Oliver - central Africa Platycoryne crocea Rolfe in D.Oliver - central + eastern Africa Platycoryne guingangae (Rchb.f.) Rolfe in D.Oliver - central Africa Platycoryne isoetifolia P.J.Cribb - Zaïre + Zambia Platycoryne latipetala Summerh. - Zaïre + Zambia Platycoryne lisowskiana Szlach. & Kras - Central African Republic Platycoryne macroceras Summerh. - Zaïre + Zambia Platycoryne mediocris Summerh. - southern + eastern Africa Platycoryne megalorrhyncha Summerh. - Nigeria + Cameroon Platycoryne micrantha Summerh. - Angola + Zambia Platycoryne ochyrana Szlach., Mytnik, Rutk., Jerch. & Baranow - Central African Republic Platycoryne paludosa (Lindl.) Rolfe in D.Oliver - western Africa Platycoryne pervillei Rchb.f. - eastern Africa + Madagascar Platycoryne protearum (Rchb.f.) Rolfe in D.Oliver - central Africa Platycoryne trilobata Summerh. - Angola + Zambia
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