Calyptrochilum

Updated on Dec 17, 2024

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Kingdom Plantae Subfamily Epidendroideae Subtribe Angraecinae Rank Genus		Family Orchidaceae Tribe Vandeae Alliance Angraecum Order Asparagales

Similar Anthogonium, Aglossorrhyncha, Dickasonia

Calyptrochilum is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family Orchidaceae native to tropical Africa, with one species extending into Brazil.

Two species are currently recognized (May 2014):

Calyptrochilum christyanum (Rchb.f.) Summerh. - Bahia region of Brazil; Africa from Senegal to Ethiopia to Zimbabwe and Mozambique

Calyptrochilum emarginatum (Afzel. ex Sw.) Schltr. - Africa from Ivory Coast to Central African Republic south to Angola

References

Calyptrochilum Wikipedia

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