Listrostachys

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Listrostachys
Listrostachys pertusa (as Angraecum pertusum) - Curtis' 80 (Ser. 3 no. 10) pl. 4782 (1854).jpg
An 1854 illustration
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Vandeae
Subtribe: Angraecinae
Genus: Listrostachys
Rchb.f.
Species:
L. pertusa
Binomial name
Listrostachys pertusa
Synonyms [1]
  • Angraecum pertusumLindl.
  • Angorchis pertusa(Lindl.) Kuntze
  • Listrostachys jenischianaRchb.f.
  • Listrostachys behnickianaKraenzl.

Listrostachys is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. Many species have been placed in the genus over the years, most of them now transferred to other groups. At present (June 2014), only one species remains in the genus: Listrostachys pertusa. It is native to tropical Africa from Sierra Leone to Congo-Kinshasa. [1]

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