Ceratandra is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains 6 known species, all endemic to South Africa.[1]

  1. Ceratandra atrata (L.) T.Durand & Schinz
  2. Ceratandra bicolor Sond. ex Bolus
  3. Ceratandra globosa Lindl.
  4. Ceratandra grandiflora Lindl.
  5. Ceratandra harveyana Lindl.
  6. Ceratandra venosa (Lindl.) Schltr.
Ceratandra
Ceratandra bicolor
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Orchidoideae
Tribe: Orchideae
Subtribe: Coryciinae
Genus: Ceratandra
Lindl. in F.A.Bauer & J.Lindley
Distribution
Synonyms[1]
  • Ceratandropsis Rolfe in W.H.Harvey
  • Evota (Lindl.) Rolfe in W.H.Harvey

See also edit

References edit

  • Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.A. & Rasmussen, F. eds. (1999). Genera Orchidacearum 1. Oxford Univ. Press.
  • Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.A. & Rasmussen, F. eds. (2001). Genera Orchidacearum 2. Oxford Univ. Press.
  • Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.A. & Rasmussen, F. eds. (2003). Genera Orchidacearum 3. Oxford Univ. Press
  • Berg Pana, H. 2005. Handbuch der Orchideen-Namen. Dictionary of Orchid Names. Dizionario dei nomi delle orchidee. Ulmer, Stuttgart