Biology:Lemurella

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Short description: Genus of orchids

Lemurella
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Vandeae
Subtribe: Angraecinae
Genus: Lemurella
Schltr.

Lemurella is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains 4 currently recognized species (as of June 2014), native to Madagascar and to the Comoro Islands.[1]

  1. Lemurella culicifera (Rchb.f.) H.Perrier
  2. Lemurella pallidiflora Bosser
  3. Lemurella papillosa Bosser
  4. Lemurella virescens H.Perrier

References

  • Schlechter, F.R.R. (1925) Repertorium Specierum Novarum Regni Vegetabilis, Beihefte 33: 367.
  • Berg Pana, H. 2005. Handbuch der Orchideen-Namen. Dictionary of Orchid Names. Dizionario dei nomi delle orchidee. Ulmer, Stuttgart
  • Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P., Chase, M.W. & Rasmussen, F.N. (Eds) (2014) Genera Orchidacearum Volume 6: Epidendroideae (Part 3); page 399 ff., Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN:978-0-19-964651-7

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q3906274 entry