Roeperocharis

Roeperocharis bennettiana (fig. II) (Typus)

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Orchidoideae
Tribus: Orchideae
Subtribus: Orchidinae
Genus: Roeperocharis
Species: (5)
R. alcicornis – R. bennettiana – R. maleveziana – R. urbaniana – R. wentzeliana

Name

Roeperocharis Rchb.f., Otia Bot. Hamburg.: 104 (1881)

• Type species: Roeperocharis bennettiana Rchb.f., Otia Bot. Hamburg.: 104 (1881)

References

• Reichenbach, H.G. 1881.Otia Botanica Hamburgensia 104.
• Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.W. & Rasmussen, F.N. (eds.) 2001. Genera Orchidacearum Volume 2: Orchidoideae (Part one); page 359 ff., Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-850710-0
  
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2013. Roeperocharis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2013 Jan. 18. Reference page. 
• Emonocot.org 2014. Roeperocharis in The Orders and Families of Monocotyledons. Published online. Accessed: 2014 Mar. 16.
• Tropicos.org 2013. Roeperocharis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 18 Jan. 2013.
• International Plant Names Index. 2013. Roeperocharis. Published online. Accessed: Jan. 18 2013.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa  Regional: East Tropical Africa Kenya, Tanzania. Regional: Northeast Tropical Africa Ethiopia. Regional: South Tropical Africa Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia. Regional: West-Central Tropical Africa Zaire. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

Vernacular names

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