Rhipidoglossum

Rhipidoglossum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Orchidaceae
Subfamily:	Epidendroideae
Tribe:	Vandeae
Subtribe:	Angraecinae
Genus:	Rhipidoglossum; Schltr. (1918)
Synonyms
	Azadehdelia Braem (1988), nom. illeg.; Cribbia Senghas (1985); Crossangis Schltr. (1918); Margelliantha P.J.Cribb (1979); Rhaesteria Summerh. (1966); Sarcorhynchus Schltr. (1918);

Rhipidoglossum is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains 53 species, all from sub-Saharan Africa.

Species

This genus contains the following species:

Rhipidoglossum adoxum (F.N.Rasm.) Senghas
Rhipidoglossum afrum (Bolus) Farminhão & Stévart
Rhipidoglossum arbonnieri (Geerinck) Eb.Fisch., Killmann, J.-P.Lebel & Delep. – grows in epiphyte forests near waterfalls
Rhipidoglossum bilobatum (Summerh.) Szlach. & Olszewski
Rhipidoglossum brachyceras (Summerh.) Farminhão & Stévart
Rhipidoglossum brevifolium Summerh.
Rhipidoglossum burttii (Summerh.) Summerh.
Rhipidoglossum candidum (P.J.Cribb) Senghas
Rhipidoglossum clavatum (P.J.Cribb) Farminhão & Stévart – lives in Afromontane regions
Rhipidoglossum confusum (P.J.Cribb) Farminhão & Stévart
Rhipidoglossum cuneatum (Summerh.) Garay
Rhipidoglossum curvatum (Rolfe) Garay
Rhipidoglossum delepierreanum (J.-P.Lebel & Geerinck) Eb.Fisch., Killmann, J.-P.Lebel & Delep. – native to rivers at elevations of 1,800 metres (5,900 ft) above sea level
Rhipidoglossum densiflorum Summerh.
Rhipidoglossum eggelingii (Summerh.) Farminhão & Stévart
Rhipidoglossum globulare (P.J.Cribb) Farminhão & Stévart – native to Tanzania
Rhipidoglossum globulosocalcaratum (De Wild.) Summerh.
Rhipidoglossum kamerunense (Schltr.) Garay
Rhipidoglossum laticalcar (J.B.Hall) Senghas
Rhipidoglossum laxiflorum Summerh.
Rhipidoglossum leedalii (P.J.Cribb) Farminhão & Stévart – native to Kenya and Tanzania in Eastern Africa
Rhipidoglossum longicalcar Summerh.
Rhipidoglossum lucieae Farminhão & P.J.Cribb
Rhipidoglossum magnicalcar Szlach. & Olszewski
Rhipidoglossum melianthum (P.J.Cribb) Senghas
Rhipidoglossum microphyllum Summerh.
Rhipidoglossum mildbraedii (Kraenzl.) Garay
Rhipidoglossum millarii (Bolus) Farminhão & Stévart – grows on twigs in coastal forests of southeastern Cape Provinces and southwestern KwaZulu-Natal
Rhipidoglossum montanum (Piers) Senghas
Rhipidoglossum montealenense Descourv., Stévart & P.J.Cribb – native to costal southwest Guinea
Rhipidoglossum obanense (Rendle) Summerh.
Rhipidoglossum ochyrae Szlach. & Olszewski
Rhipidoglossum orientalis (Mansf.) Szlach. & Olszewski
Rhipidoglossum ovale (Summerh.) Garay
Rhipidoglossum oxycentron (P.J.Cribb) Senghas
Rhipidoglossum pareense P.J.Cribb & Hemp – native to the Pare Mountains of Tanzania
Rhipidoglossum paucifolium D.Johanss.
Rhipidoglossum pendulum (la Croix & P.J.Cribb) Farminhão & Stévart
Rhipidoglossum philatelicum Farminhão & P.J.Cribb
Rhipidoglossum polyanthum (Kraenzl.) Szlach. & Olszewski
Rhipidoglossum polydactylum (Kraenzl.) Garay
Rhipidoglossum pulchellum (Summerh.) Garay
Rhipidoglossum pusillum (Summerh.) Farminhão & Stévart – a dwarf plant with a stem of 2 centimetres (0.79 in)
Rhipidoglossum rutilum (Rchb.f.) Schltr. – native to tropical Africa
Rhipidoglossum schimperianum (A.Rich.) Garay
Rhipidoglossum stellatum (P.J.Cribb) Szlach. & Olszewski
Rhipidoglossum stolzii (Schltr.) Garay
Rhipidoglossum subsimplex (Summerh.) Garay
Rhipidoglossum tanneri (P.J.Cribb) Senghas
Rhipidoglossum tenuicalcar (Summerh.) Garay
Rhipidoglossum thomense (la Croix & P.J.Cribb) Farminhão & Stévart
Rhipidoglossum ugandense (Rendle) Garay
Rhipidoglossum xanthopollinium (Rchb.f.) Schltr.

References

1 2 3 Rhipidoglossum Schltr. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
↑ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
↑ Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P., Chase, M.W. & Rasmussen, F.N. (Eds) (2014) Genera Orchidacearum Volume 6: Epidendroideae (Part 3); page 431 ff., Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-964651-7
↑ Berg Pana, H. 2005. Handbuch der Orchideen-Namen. Dictionary of Orchid Names. Dizionario dei nomi delle orchidee. Ulmer, Stuttgart
↑ "Rhipidoglossum caffrum (Bolus) Farminhão & Stévart". www.africanorchids.dk. Retrieved 2022-08-19.
↑ "Rhipidoglossum arbonnieri". www.africanorchids.dk. Retrieved 2022-08-19.
↑ "Genus Rhipidoglossum". www.africanorchids.dk. Archived from the original on 2022-08-17. Retrieved 2022-08-19.
↑ "Rhipidoglossum delepierreanum". www.africanorchids.dk. Retrieved 2022-08-19.
↑ "Rhipidoglossum montealenense". www.africanorchids.dk. Retrieved 2022-08-19.
↑ "Rhipidoglossum rutilum". Botanica Ltd. Retrieved 2022-08-18.
↑ "Rhipidoglossum xanthopollinia". Botanica Ltd. Retrieved 2022-08-18.