Neobolusia

Neobolusia tysonii
Typus of Neobolusia

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asparagales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Ordo: Asparagales

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Orchidoideae
Tribus: Orchideae
Subtribus: Orchidinae
Genus: Neobolusia
Species: (3)
N. ciliata – N. stolzii – N. tysonii

Name

Neobolusia Schltr., Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 20(50): 5 (1895).

• Type species: Neobolusia tysonii (Bolus) Schltr., Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 20(50): 5 (1895).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Africa East Tropical Africa Tanzania. South Tropical Africa Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe. Southern Africa Cape Provinces, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Northern Provinces, Swaziland. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Schlechter, F.R.R. 1895. Beiträge zur Kenntnis neuer und kritischer Orchideen aus Südafrika. Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie 20(4, Beibl. 50): 1–44. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.W. & Rasmussen, F.N. (eds.) 2001. Genera Orchidacearum Volume 2: Orchidoideae (Part one); page 317 ff., Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-850710-0
  

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2026. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Neobolusia. Accessed: 2026 Jun 16.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2026. Neobolusia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2026 Jun 16. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2026. Neobolusia. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2026. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2026 Jun 16. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2026. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora.. Neobolusia. Accessed: 16 Jun 2026. Reference page.
• International Plant Names Index. 2026. Neobolusia. Published online. Accessed: 16 Jun 2026. Reference page.
• Tropicos.org 2026. Neobolusia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 16 Jun 2026. Reference page.

Vernacular names

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