Angraecopsis is a genus of plants in the family Orchidaceae. It was first described by Fritz Kraenzlin in 1900 and given its name on account with the genus' similarity to Angraecum species. Angraecopsis are native to Africa, Madagascar, Réunion, Mauritius and the Comoros. The growth habit is rather small and the leaves emerge from a woody stem.
Holothrix is a genus of plants in family Orchidaceae. It contains the following species :
Polystachya, abbreviated Pol in horticultural trade, and commonly known as yellowspike orchid, is a flowering plant genus in the orchid family (Orchidaceae). This rather distinctive genus was described by William Jackson Hooker in 1824 and is the type genus of the subtribe Polystachyinae. It contains about 100 species widespread across many of the tropical areas of the world.
Ancistrorhynchus is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family Orchidaceae. It contains 16 species native to tropical Africa.
Bolusiella is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It consists of 4 currently recognized species that are endemic to sub-Saharan Africa and the Comoro Islands.
Brachycorythis is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains approximately 40-50 species native mostly to Africa and Madagascar but also some from South and East Asia.
Brachystele is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It consists of 20 species native primarily to South America but with a few species in Mexico, Central America, and Trinidad & Tobago.
- Brachystele arechavaletae(Kraenzl.) Schltr.
- Brachystele bicrinitaSzlach.
- Brachystele bracteosa(Lindl.) Schltr.
- Brachystele burkartiiM.N.Correa
- Brachystele camporum(Lindl.) Schltr.
- Brachystele chlorops(Rchb.f.) Schltr.
- Brachystele cyclochila(Kraenzl.) Schltr.
- Brachystele delicatula(Kraenzl.) Schltr.
- Brachystele dilatata(Lindl.) Schltr.
- Brachystele guayanensis(Lindl.) Schltr.
- Brachystele luzmarianaSzlach. & R.González
- Brachystele maasiiSzlach.
- Brachystele oxyanthosSzlach
- Brachystele pappulosaSzlach
- Brachystele scabrilinguaSzlach
- Brachystele subfiliformis(Cogn.) Schltr
- Brachystele tamayoanaSzlach.
- Brachystele unilateralis(Poir.) Schltr
- Brachystele waldemariiSzlach.
- Brachystele widgrenii(Rchb.f.) Schltr.
Centrostigma is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. There are three currently accepted species, all native to Africa:
Cyrtorchis is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains 18 currently accepted species, all native to Africa.
- Cyrtorchis acuminata(Rolfe) Schltr.
- Cyrtorchis arcuata(Lindl.) Schltr.
- Cyrtorchis aschersonii(Kraenzl.) Schltr.
- Cyrtorchis brownii(Rolfe) Schltr.
- Cyrtorchis chailluana(Hook.f.) Schltr.
- Cyrtorchis crassifoliaSchltr. in R.E.Fries
- Cyrtorchis erythraeae(Rolfe) Schltr.
- Cyrtorchis glaucifoliaSummerh.
- Cyrtorchis guillaumetii(Pérez-Vera) R.Rice
- Cyrtorchis hamata(Rolfe) Schltr.
- Cyrtorchis henriquesiana(Ridl.) Schltr.
- Cyrtorchis injoloensis(De Wild.) Schltr.
- Cyrtorchis letouzeyiSzlach. & Olszewski
- Cyrtorchis monteiroae(Rchb.f.) Schltr.
- Cyrtorchis neglectaSummerh.
- Cyrtorchis praetermissaSummerh.
- Cyrtorchis ringens(Rchb.f.) Summerh
- Cyrtorchis seretii(De Wild.) Schltr.
Diaphananthe is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. As currently conceived, it contains 33 accepted species, all endemic to sub-Saharan Africa
- Diaphananthe arbonnieriGeerinck
- Diaphananthe bidens(Afzel. ex Sw.) Schltr.
- Diaphananthe bueae(Schltr.) Schltr.
- Diaphananthe cerifloraJ.B.Petersen
- Diaphananthe delepierreanaJ.-P.Lebel & Geerinck
- Diaphananthe divitiflora(Kraenzl.) Schltr.
- Diaphananthe dorotheae(Rendle) Summerh.
- Diaphananthe eggelingiiP.J.Cribb
- Diaphananthe fragrantissima(Rchb.f.) Schltr.
- Diaphananthe gabonensis(Summerh.) P.J.Cribb & Carlsward
- Diaphananthe garayanaSzlach. & Olszewski
- Diaphananthe ichneumonea(Lindl.) P.J.Cribb & Carlsward
- Diaphananthe lanceolata(Summerh.) P.J.Cribb & Carlsward
- Diaphananthe lecomtei(Finet) P.J.Cribb & Carlsward
- Diaphananthe letouzeyi(Szlach. & Olszewski) P.J.Cribb & Carlsward
- Diaphananthe lorifoliaSummerh.
- Diaphananthe millarii(Bolus) H.P.Linder
- Diaphananthe odoratissima(Rchb.f.) P.J.Cribb & Carlsward
- Diaphananthe pellucida(Lindl.) Schltr.
- Diaphananthe plehniana(Schltr.) Schltr.
- Diaphananthe rohrii(Rchb.f.) Summerh.
- Diaphananthe sanfordianaSzlach. & Olszewski
- Diaphananthe sarcophylla(Schltr. ex Prain) P.J.Cribb & Carlsward
- Diaphananthe sarcorhynchoidesJ.B.Hall
- Diaphananthe spiralis(Stévart & Droissart) P.J.Cribb & Carlsward
- Diaphananthe subclavata(Rolfe) Schltr.
- Diaphananthe suborbicularisSummerh.
- Diaphananthe thomensis(Rolfe) P.J.Cribb & Carlsward
- Diaphananthe trigonopetalaSchltr.
- Diaphananthe vagans (Lindl.) P.J.Cribb & Carlsward
- Diaphananthe vandiformis(Kraenzl.) Schltr.
- Diaphananthe vesicata(Lindl.) P.J.Cribb & Carlsward
- Diaphananthe welwitschii(Rchb.f.) Schltr
Tridactyle is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It has about 60-70 known species, all native to sub-Saharan Africa.
Microcoelia is a genus of orchids native to sub-Saharan Africa as well as to Madagascar and other islands of the Indian Ocean.
- Microcoelia aphylla(Thouars) Summerh. - from Kenya and Uganda south to KwaZulu-Natal, plus Madagascar, Mauritius and Réunion
- Microcoelia aurantiaca(Schltr.) Summerh. - Madagascar
- Microcoelia bispiculataL.Jonss. - Madagascar
- Microcoelia bulbocalcarataL.Jonss. - Príncipe, Cameroon, Gabon, Uganda, Rwanda
- Microcoelia caespitosa(Rolfe) Summerh. in J.Hutchinson & J.M.Dalziel - western and central Africa from Liberia to Zaïre and Uganda
- Microcoelia corallinaSummerh. - Tanzania, Mozambique, Malawi
- Microcoelia cornuta(Ridl.) Carlsward - Madagascar, Comoros
- Microcoelia decaryanaL.Jonss. - Madagascar
- Microcoelia dolichorhiza(Schltr.) Summerh. - Madagascar
- Microcoelia elliotii(Finet) Summerh. - Madagascar
- Microcoelia exilisLindl. - from Kenya and Uganda south to KwaZulu-Natal, plus Madagascar
- Microcoelia gilpinae(Rchb.f. & S.Moore) Summerh. - Madagascar
- Microcoelia globulosa(Hochst.) L.Jonss. - from Nigeria east to Eritrea, south to Angola and Zimbabwe
- Microcoelia hirschbergiiSummerh. - Zaïre, Zambia
- Microcoelia jonssoniiSzlach. & Olszewski - Central African Republic
- Microcoelia koehleri(Schltr.) Summerh. - from Nigeria to Tanzania, south to Zimbabwe
- Microcoelia konduensis(De Wild.) Summerh - western and central Africa
- Microcoelia leptostele(Summerh.) L.Jonss. - Central African Republic, Zaïre
- Microcoelia macrantha(H.Perrier) Summerh. - Madagascar
- Microcoelia macrorhynchia(Schltr.) Summerh. in J.Hutchinson & J.M.Dalziel - central Africa
- Microcoelia megalorrhiza(Rchb.f.) Summerh. - Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi
- Microcoelia microglossaSummerh. - central Africa
- Microcoelia moreauaeL.Jonss - Kenya, Tanzania, Zimbabwe
- Microcoelia nyungwensisL.Jonss. - Rwanda
- Microcoelia obovataSummerh. - from Kenya south to KwaZulu-Natal
- Microcoelia ornithocephalaP.J.Cribb - Malawi
- Microcoelia perrieri(Finet) Summerh. - Madagascar
- Microcoelia physophora(Rchb.f.) Summerh. - Kenya, Tanzania, Madagascar
- Microcoelia sanfordiiL.Jonss - Cameroon
- Microcoelia smithii(Rolfe) Summerh. - Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi
- Microcoelia stolzii(Schltr.) Summerh. - Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Myrosmodes is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae, native to South America.
Nephrangis is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains two known species, both native to tropical Africa.
Platylepis is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It is widespread across sub-Saharan Africa and also on various islands of the Pacific and Indian Oceans.
- Platylepis bigibbosaH.Perrier - Madagascar
- Platylepis bombusJ.J.Sm. - Seram
- Platylepis commelynae(Lindl.) Rchb.f. - Society Islands
- Platylepis constricta(J.J.Sm.) J.J.Sm. - New Guinea
- Platylepis densifloraRolfe - Réunion
- Platylepis geluana(Schltr.) Schuit. & de Vogel - New Guinea
- Platylepis glandulosa(Lindl.) Rchb.f. - widespread across tropical and southern Africa
- Platylepis grandiflora(Schltr.) Ormerod - New Caledonia, Vanuatu, Futuna
- Platylepis heteromorphaRchb.f. - Samoa
- Platylepis intricataSchuit. & de Vogel - Papua New Guinea
- Platylepis lamellataSchltr. - New Guinea
- Platylepis margaritiferaSchltr. - Madagascar
- Platylepis occulta(Thouars) Rchb.f. - Madagascar, Réunion, Mauritius, Seychelles
- Platylepis polyadeniaRchb.f. - Madagascar, Comoros
- Platylepis rufa(Frapp.) Schltr. - Réunion
- Platylepis tidorensisJ.J.Sm. - Maluku
- Platylepis viscosa(Rchb.f.) Schltr. - Réunion
- Platylepis xerosteleOrmerod - Cameroon
- Platylepis zeuxinoidesSchltr. - New Guinea
Rangaeris is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae, naive to sub-Saharan Africa.
Roeperocharis is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae, native to eastern Africa. As of June 2014, the following species are recognized:
- Roeperocharis alcicornisKraenzl. in H.G.Reichenbach - Ethiopia
- Roeperocharis bennettianaRchb.f. - Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia
- Roeperocharis malevezianaGeerinck - Zaïre
- Roeperocharis urbanianaKraenzl. in H.G.Reichenbach - Ethiopia
- Roeperocharis wentzelianaKraenzl. - Zaïre, Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia
Stolzia is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It is native to tropical Africa, with 8 of the 15 known species endemic to Tanzania.
Orestias is a genus of orchids. It has 4 known species, all native to central Africa, including the island of São Tomé in the Gulf of Guinea.
- Orestias elegansRidl. - São Tomé, Príncipe
- Orestias foliosaSummerh. in G.M.D.Troupin - Gabon, Zaire
- Orestias micranthaSummerh. - São Tomé, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea
- Orestias stelidostachya(Rchb.f.) Summerh. - São Tomé
