Listrostachys
| Listrostachys pertusa | |
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| An 1854 illustration | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Tribe: | Vandeae |
| Subtribe: | Aerangidinae |
| Genus: | Listrostachys Rchb.f. |
| Species: | L. pertusa |
| Binomial name | |
| Listrostachys pertusa (Lindl.) Rchb.f. | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Listrostachys is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. Many species have been placed in the genus over the years, most of them now transferred to other groups. At present (June 2014), only one species remains in the genus: Listrostachys pertusa. It is native to tropical Africa from Sierra Leone to Congo-Kinshasa.[1]
See also
References
- Reichenbach, H.G. (1852) Botanische Zeitung (Berlin) 10: 930.
- Berg Pana, H. (2005) Handbuch der Orchideen-Namen. Dictionary of Orchid Names. Dizionario dei nomi delle orchidee. Ulmer, Stuttgart
- Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P., Chase, M.W. & Rasmussen, F.N. (Eds) (2014) Genera Orchidacearum Volume 6: Epidendroideae (Part 3); page 404 ff., Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-964651-7
External links
Media related to Listrostachys at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Listrostachys at Wikispecies
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