Margelliantha is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It consists of 6 known species, all native to eastern and southern Africa.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
| Tribe: | Vandeae |
| Subtribe: | Angraecinae |
| Genus: | Margelliantha P.J.Cribb |
Species edit
- Margelliantha burttii (Summerh.) P.J.Cribb - Zaire, Rwanda
- Margelliantha caffra (Bolus) P.J.Cribb & J.Stewart - South Africa
- Margelliantha clavata P.J.Cribb - Tanzania
- Margelliantha globularis P.J.Cribb - Tanzania
- Margelliantha lebelii Eb.Fisch. & Killmann - Rwanda
- Margelliantha leedalii P.J.Cribb - Tanzania, Kenya
See also edit
References edit
- Cribbs, P.J. (1979) Kew Bulletin 34: 329.
- 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 405 ff., Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-964651-7
External links edit
Data related to Margelliantha at Wikispecies
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