Rhipidoglossum

Rhipidoglossum is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains about 20-30 species, all from sub-Saharan Africa.^[1][2][3]

Species

This genus contains the following species:

• Rhipidoglossum arbonnieri - Grows in epiphyte forests near waterfalls^[4]
• Rhipidoglossum caffrum^[5]
• Rhipidoglossum clavatum - lives in Montane ecosystems^[6]
• Rhipidoglossum delepierreanum - Native to rivers at elevations of 1,800 metres (5,900 ft) above sea level^[7]
• Rhipidoglossum globularis - Native to Tanzania
• Rhipidoglossum montealenense - Native to costal southwest Guinea^[8]
• Rhipidoglossum millarii - Grows in costal forests on twigs
• Rhipidoglossum leedalii - native to Kenya and Tanzania in Eastern Africa
• Rhipidoglossum pareense - Native to the Pare Mountains of Tanzania
• Rhipidoglossum pusilla - A plant dwarf with a stem of 2 centimetres (0.79 in)
• Rhipidoglossum rutilum - Native to tropical Africa^[9]
• Rhipidoglossum xanthopollinia^[10]

See also

• List of Orchidaceae genera

References