Arnottia

Arnottia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Orchidaceae
Subfamily:	Orchidoideae
Tribe:	Orchideae
Genus:	Arnottia A.Rich.
Type species
Arnottia mauritiana A.Rich.

Arnottia is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae.^[1] It is known only from Mauritius and Réunion Islands in the Indian Ocean. Four species are recognized (as of May 2014):^[2]

• Arnottia imbellis (Frapp. ex Cordem.) Schltr. - Réunion
• Arnottia inermis (Thouars) S.Moore in J.G.Baker - Mauritius
• Arnottia mauritiana A.Rich. - Mauritius and Réunion
• Arnottia simplex (Frapp. ex Cordem.) Schltr. - Réunion

See also

• List of Orchidaceae genera

References

1. Richard, Achille. 1828. Mémoires de la Société d'Histoire Naturelle de Paris 4: 29-30
2. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families

• 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

External links

• Les Orquidées Françaises - Orchidoideae - Orchideae - Habenariinae / Arnottia mauritiana.
• Fleurs fruits feuilles de L'île de la Réunion et d'ailleurs, Arnottia mauritiana