Roeperocharis

Roeperocharis
Habenaria platyanthera (as Roeperocharis p.) - Roeperocharis bennettiana - Roeperocharis urbaniana - Roeperocharis alcicornis - Xenia 3 pl 258
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Orchidaceae
Subfamily:	Orchidoideae
Tribe:	Orchideae
Subtribe:	Orchidinae
Genus:	Roeperocharis Rchb.f.

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: ^{[1] [2]}

• Roeperocharis alcicornis Kraenzl. in H.G.Reichenbach - Ethiopia
• Roeperocharis bennettiana Rchb.f. - Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia
• Roeperocharis maleveziana Geerinck - Zaïre
• Roeperocharis urbaniana Kraenzl. in H.G.Reichenbach - Ethiopia
• Roeperocharis wentzeliana Kraenzl. - Zaïre, Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia

See also

• List of Orchidaceae genera

References

1. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
2. Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.C. & Rasmussen, F.N. (2001). Orchidoideae (Part 1). Genera Orchidacearum 2: 1-416. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.