Biology:Diaphananthe

Short description: Genus of orchids

Diaphananthe
Diaphananthe pellucida
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Orchidaceae
Subfamily:	Epidendroideae
Tribe:	Vandeae
Subtribe:	Angraecinae
Genus:	Diaphananthe Schltr.
Synonyms
Chamaeangis Schltr. Sarcorhynchus Schltr.

Diaphananthe is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. As currently conceived, it contains 33 accepted species, all endemic to sub-Saharan Africa.

Species

• Diaphananthe arbonnieri Geerinck
• Diaphananthe bidens (Afzel. ex Sw.) Schltr.
• Diaphananthe bueae (Schltr.) Schltr.
• Diaphananthe ceriflora J.B.Petersen
• Diaphananthe delepierreana J.-P.Lebel & Geerinck
• Diaphananthe divitiflora (Kraenzl.) Schltr.
• Diaphananthe dorotheae (Rendle) Summerh.
• Diaphananthe eggelingii P.J.Cribb
• Diaphananthe fragrantissima (Rchb.f.) Schltr.
• Diaphananthe gabonensis (Summerh.) P.J.Cribb & Carlsward
• Diaphananthe garayana Szlach. & Olszewski
• Diaphananthe ichneumonea (Lindl.) P.J.Cribb & Carlsward
• Diaphananthe lanceolata (Summerh.) P.J.Cribb & Carlsward
• Diaphananthe lecomtei (Finet) P.J.Cribb & Carlsward
• Diaphananthe letouzeyi (Szlach. & Olszewski) P.J.Cribb & Carlsward
• Diaphananthe lorifolia Summerh.
• Diaphananthe millarii (Bolus) H.P.Linder
• Diaphananthe odoratissima (Rchb.f.) P.J.Cribb & Carlsward
• Diaphananthe pellucida (Lindl.) Schltr.
• Diaphananthe plehniana (Schltr.) Schltr.
• Diaphananthe rohrii (Rchb.f.) Summerh.
• Diaphananthe sanfordiana Szlach. & Olszewski
• Diaphananthe sarcophylla (Schltr. ex Prain) P.J.Cribb & Carlsward
• Diaphananthe sarcorhynchoides J.B.Hall
• Diaphananthe spiralis (Stévart & Droissart) P.J.Cribb & Carlsward
• Diaphananthe subclavata (Rolfe) Schltr.
• Diaphananthe suborbicularis Summerh.
• Diaphananthe thomensis (Rolfe) P.J.Cribb & Carlsward
• Diaphananthe trigonopetala Schltr.
• Diaphananthe vagans (Lindl.) P.J.Cribb & Carlsward
• Diaphananthe vandiformis (Kraenzl.) Schltr.
• Diaphananthe vesicata (Lindl.) P.J.Cribb & Carlsward
• Diaphananthe welwitschii (Rchb.f.) Schltr

See also

• List of Orchidaceae genera

References

• Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P., Chase, M.W. & Rasmussen, F.N. (Eds) (2014) Genera Orchidacearum Volume 6: Epidendroideae (Part 3); page 385 ff., Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN:978-0-19-964651-7
• Berg Pana, H. 2005 Handbuch der Orchideen-Namen. Dictionary of Orchid Names. Dizionario dei nomi delle orchidee. Ulmer, Stuttgart

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q8355276 entry