Platylepis

Platylepis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Orchidoideae
Tribe: Cranichideae
Subtribe: Goodyerinae
Genus: Platylepis
A.Rich.
Synonyms[1]

Platylepis is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It is widespread across sub-Saharan Africa and also on various islands of the Pacific and Indian Oceans.[1]

  1. Platylepis bigibbosa H.Perrier - Madagascar
  2. Platylepis bombus J.J.Sm. - Seram
  3. Platylepis commelynae (Lindl.) Rchb.f. - Society Islands
  4. Platylepis constricta (J.J.Sm.) J.J.Sm. - New Guinea
  5. Platylepis densiflora Rolfe - Réunion
  6. Platylepis geluana (Schltr.) Schuit. & de Vogel - New Guinea
  7. Platylepis glandulosa (Lindl.) Rchb.f. - widespread across tropical and southern Africa
  8. Platylepis grandiflora (Schltr.) Ormerod - New Caledonia, Vanuatu, Futuna
  9. Platylepis heteromorpha Rchb.f. - Samoa
  10. Platylepis intricata Schuit. & de Vogel - Papua New Guinea
  11. Platylepis lamellata Schltr. - New Guinea
  12. Platylepis margaritifera Schltr. - Madagascar
  13. Platylepis occulta (Thouars) Rchb.f. - Madagascar, Réunion, Mauritius, Seychelles
  14. Platylepis polyadenia Rchb.f. - Madagascar, Comoros
  15. Platylepis rufa (Frapp.) Schltr. - Réunion
  16. Platylepis tidorensis J.J.Sm. - Maluku
  17. Platylepis viscosa (Rchb.f.) Schltr. - Réunion
  18. Platylepis xerostele Ormerod - Cameroon
  19. Platylepis zeuxinoides Schltr. - New Guinea

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