List of Orchidaceae of South Africa

Orchidaceae is a family of flowering plants (anthophytes) in the order Asparagales .

23,420 species of vascular plant have been recorded in South Africa, making it the sixth most species-rich country in the world and the most species-rich country on the African continent. Of these, 153 species are considered to be threatened.[1] Nine biomes have been described in South Africa: Fynbos, Succulent Karoo, desert, Nama Karoo, grassland, savanna, Albany thickets, the Indian Ocean coastal belt, and forests.[2]

The 2018 South African National Biodiversity Institute's National Biodiversity Assessment plant checklist lists 35,130 taxa in the phyla Anthocerotophyta (hornworts (6)), Anthophyta (flowering plants (33534)), Bryophyta (mosses (685)), Cycadophyta (cycads (42)), Lycopodiophyta (Lycophytes(45)), Marchantiophyta (liverworts (376)), Pinophyta (conifers (33)), and Pteridophyta (cryptogams (408)).[3]

67 genera are represented in the literature. Listed taxa include species, subspecies, varieties, and forms as recorded, some of which have subsequently been allocated to other taxa as synonyms, in which cases the accepted taxon is appended to the listing.[3] Multiple entries under alternative names reflect taxonomic revision over time.

Acampe edit

Genus Acampe:[3]

Acrolophia edit

Genus Acrolophia:[3]

Aerangis edit

Genus Aerangis:[3]

Aeranthes edit

Genus Aeranthes:[3]

Angraecum edit

Genus Angraecum:[3]

Ansellia edit

Genus Ansellia:[3]

Bartholina edit

Genus Bartholina:[3]

Bolusiella edit

Genus Bolusiella:[3]

Bonatea edit

Genus Bonatea:[3]

Brachycorythis edit

Genus Brachycorythis:[3]

Brownleea edit

Genus Brownleea:[3]

Bulbophyllum edit

Genus Bulbophyllum:[3]

Calanthe edit

Genus Calanthe:[3]

Centrostigma edit

Genus Centrostigma:[3]

Ceratandra edit

Genus Ceratandra:[3]

Cheirostylis edit

Genus Cheirostylis:[3]

Cirrhopetalum edit

Genus Cirrhopetalum:[3]

Corycium edit

Genus Corycium:[3]

Corymborkis edit

Genus Corymborkis:[3]

Cymbidium edit

Genus Cymbidium:[3]

Cynorkis edit

Genus Cynorkis:[3]

Cyrtorchis edit

Genus Cyrtorchis:[3]

  • Cyrtorchis arcuata (Lindl.) Schltr. indigenous
    • Cyrtorchis arcuata (Lindl.) Schltr. subsp. arcuata, indigenous
  • Cyrtorchis praetermissa Summerh. indigenous
    • Cyrtorchis praetermissa Summerh. subsp. praetermissa, indigenous
    • Cyrtorchis praetermissa Summerh. subsp. zuluensis (E.R.Harrison) H.P.Linder, endemic

Diaphananthe edit

Genus Diaphananthe:[3]

Didymoplexis edit

Genus Didymoplexis:[3]

Disa edit

Genus Disa:[3]

Disperis edit

Genus Disperis:[3]

Dracomonticola edit

Genus Dracomonticola:[3]

Eulophia edit

Genus Eulophia:[3]

Evotella edit

Genus Evotella:[3]

Gastrodia edit

Genus Gastrodia:[3]

Graphorkis edit

Genus Graphorkis:[3]

  • Graphorkis ensata (Lindl.) Kuntze, accepted as Eulophia ensata Lindl., indigenous

Habenaria edit

Genus Habenaria:[3]

Herschelianthe edit

Genus Herschelianthe:[3]

Holothrix edit

Genus Holothrix:[3]

Huttonaea edit

Genus Huttonaea:[3]

Jumellea edit

Genus Jumellea:[3]

Limodorum edit

Genus Limodorum:[3]

Liparis edit

Genus Liparis:[3]

Margelliantha edit

Genus Margelliantha:[3]

Microcoelia edit

Genus Microcoelia:[3]

Monadenia edit

Genus Monadenia:[3]

Mystacidium edit

Genus Mystacidium:[3]

Neobolusia edit

Genus Neobolusia:[3]

Nervilia edit

Genus Nervilia:[3]

Oberonia edit

Genus Oberonia:[3]

Oeceoclades edit

Genus Oeceoclades:[3]

Orthochilus edit

Genus Orthochilus:[3]

Pachites edit

Genus Pachites:[3]

Platycoryne edit

Genus Platycoryne:[3]

Platylepis edit

Genus Platylepis:[3]

Polystachya edit

Genus Polystachya:[3]

Pterygodium edit

Genus Pterygodium:[3]

Rangaeris edit

Genus Rangaeris:[3]

Rhipidoglossum edit

Genus Rhipidoglossum:[3]

Saccolabium edit

Genus Saccolabium:[3]

Satyridium edit

Genus Satyridium:[3]

Satyrium edit

Genus Satyrium:[3]

Schizochilus edit

Genus Schizochilus:[3]

Schizodium edit

Genus Schizodium:[3]

Serapia edit

Genus Serapia:[3]

Serapias edit

Genus Serapias:[3]

Solenangis edit

Genus Solenangis:[3]

Stenoglottis edit

Genus Stenoglottis:[3]

Tridactyle edit

Genus Tridactyle:[3]

Vanilla edit

Genus Vanilla:[3]

Hybrids edit

Ypsilopus edit

Genus Ypsilopus:[3]

Zeuxine edit

Genus Zeuxine:[3]

References edit

  1. ^ Butler, Rhett A. (1 July 2019). "Total number of plant species by country". Mongabay. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
  2. ^ "Vegetation of South Africa". PlantZAfrica.com. SA National Biodiversity Institute. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az ba bb bc bd be bf bg bh bi bj bk bl bm bn bo bp bq br "species_checklist_20180710.csv". South African National Biodiversity Institute. Retrieved 27 September 2020.