Afropectinariella

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Afropectinariella
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Afropectinarella subulata
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Vandeae
Genus: Afropectinariella
M.Simo & Stévart

Afropectinariella is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Orchidaceae. [1] All four of its current species were moved from the genus Angraecum .

Its native range is Western and Western Central Tropical Africa. [1]

Species: [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Afropectinariella M.Simo & Stévart | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 17 March 2021.