Rhaesteria

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Rhaesteria
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Vandeae
Subtribe: Angraecinae
Genus: Rhaesteria
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Species:
R. eggelingii
Binomial name
Rhaesteria eggelingii

Rhaesteria is a monotypic genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. The sole species is Rhaesteria eggelingii, native to Rwanda and Uganda. [1] [2] [3]

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References

  1. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. Summerhayes, Victor Samuel. 1966. Kew Bulletin 20: 191.
  3. AFPD. 2008. African Flowering Plants Database - Base de Donnees des Plantes a Fleurs D'Afrique.