Bonatea (orchid)
| Bonatea | |
|---|---|
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| Bonatea antennifera | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Genus: | Bonatea Willd.[1] |
| Type species | |
| Bonatea speciosa (L.f.) Willd. | |
Bonatea is a genus of orchids native to tropical and southern Africa, with one species extending into Yemen and Saudi Arabia.[2]
Species currently recognized as of May 2014:[2]
- Bonatea antennifera Rolfe - South Africa, Mozambique, Botswana, Zimbabwe
- Bonatea boltonii (Harv.) Bolus - South Africa
- Bonatea cassidea Sond. - South Africa, Swaziland, Zimbabwe
- Bonatea lamprophylla J.Stewart - Mozambique, KwaZulu-Natal
- Bonatea polypodantha (Rchb.f.) L.Bolus - South Africa
- Bonatea porrecta (Bolus) Summerh. - South Africa, Mozambique, Botswana, Swaziland
- Bonatea pulchella Summerh. - Mozambique, KwaZulu-Natal, Transvaal
- Bonatea rabaiensis (Rendle) Rolfe in D.Oliver - Kenya, Tanzania
- Bonatea saundersioides (Kraenzl. & Schltr.) Cortesi - Mpumalanga, KwaZulu-Natal, Swaziland
- Bonatea speciosa (L.f.) Willd. - South Africa, Mozambique
- Bonatea stereophylla (Kraenzl.) Summerh. - Tanzania
- Bonatea steudneri (Rchb.f.) T.Durand & Schinz - from South Africa to Saudi Arabia, including Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, Angola, Mozambique, Sudan, Ethiopia, etc.
- Bonatea volkensiana (Kraenzl.) Rolfe in D.Oliver - Kenya, Tanzania
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