Holothrix

Holothrix
Holothrix orthoceras, illustration
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Orchidaceae
Subfamily:	Orchidoideae
Tribe:	Orchideae
Subtribe:	Orchidinae
Genus:	Holothrix Rich. ex Lindl. (1835), nom. cons.
Synonyms [1]
BartholinaR.Br. (1813), nom. rej. prop. BucculinaLindl. (1837) DeroemeraRchb.f. (1852) LathrisiaSw. (1829) MonotrisLindl. (1834) SaccidiumLindl. (1835) ScopulariaLindl. (1834) TryphiaLindl. (1835)

Holothrix is a genus of flowering plants in family Orchidaceae. It includes 48 species native to sub-Saharan Africa and the southwestern Arabian Peninsula. ^[1]

Species

As of July 2024 ^[update] , Plants of the World Online accepts the following 48 species: ^[1] . ^[1]

• Holothrix aphylla (Forssk.) Rchb.f.
• Holothrix arachnoidea (A.Rich.) Rchb.f.
• Holothrix aspera (Lindl.) Rchb.f.
• Holothrix brevipetala Immelman & Schelpe
• Holothrix brongniartiana Rchb.f.
• Holothrix buchananii Schltr.
• Holothrix burchellii (Lindl.) Rchb.f.
• Holothrix burmanniana (L.) Le Péchon & Bytebier
• Holothrix cernua (Burm.f.) Schelpe
• Holothrix condensata Sond.
• Holothrix culveri Bolus
• Holothrix elgonensis Summerh.
• Holothrix etheliae (Bolus) Le Péchon & Bytebier
• Holothrix exilis Lindl.
• Holothrix filicornis Immelman & Schelpe
• Holothrix grandiflora (Sond.) Rchb.f.
• Holothrix hydra P.J.Cribb
• Holothrix incurva Lindl.
• Holothrix johnstonii Rolfe
• Holothrix klimkoana Szlach. & Marg.
• Holothrix longicornu G.J.Lewis
• Holothrix longiflora Rolfe
• Holothrix macowaniana Rchb.f.
• Holothrix majubensis C.Archer & R.H.Archer
• Holothrix micrantha Schltr.
• Holothrix montigena Ridl.
• Holothrix mundii Sond.
• Holothrix nyasae Rolfe
• Holothrix orthoceras (Harv.) Rchb.f.
• Holothrix papillosa Summerh.
• Holothrix parviflora (Lindl.) Rchb.f.
• Holothrix pentadactyla (Summerh.) Summerh.
• Holothrix pilosa (Burch. ex Lindl.) Rchb.f.
• Holothrix pleistodactyla Kraenzl.
• Holothrix praecox Rchb.f.
• Holothrix randii Rendle
• Holothrix schimperi Rchb.f.
• Holothrix schlechteriana Kraenzl. ex Schltr.
• Holothrix scopularia Rchb.f.
• Holothrix secunda (Thunb.) Rchb.f.
• Holothrix socotrana Rolfe
• Holothrix squammata (Hochst. ex A.Rich.) Rchb.f.
• Holothrix thodei Rolfe
• Holothrix tridactylites Summerh.
• Holothrix tridentata (Hook.f.) Rchb.f.
• Holothrix triloba (Rolfe) Kraenzl.
• Holothrix unifolia Rchb.f.
• Holothrix villosa Lindl.

References

1. Holothrix Rich. ex Lindl. Plants of the World Online . Retrieved 6 July 2024.

External links

• Media related to Holothrix at Wikimedia Commons
• Data related to Holothrix at Wikispecies