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Calyptrochilum

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Kingdom
  
Plantae

Subfamily
  
Epidendroideae

Subtribe
  
Angraecinae

Rank
  
Genus

Family
  
Orchidaceae

Tribe
  
Vandeae

Alliance
  
Angraecum

Order
  
Asparagales

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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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