Biology:Huttonaea

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Short description: Genus of flowering plants belonging to the orchid family

Huttonaea
Huttonaea pulchra - Icones Orchidearum Austro-Africanarum plate 16 (1913).jpg
Botanical illustration of Huttonaea pulchra
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Orchidoideae
Tribe: Orchideae
Subtribe: Huttonaeinae
Schltr.
Genus: Huttonaea
Harv.
Synonyms[1][2]

Hallackia Harv.
Huttonia Bolus

Huttonaea is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains 5 known species, all native to southern Africa (South Africa and Lesotho).[1] This genus was named in honour of Caroline Hutton née Atherstone.[3]

  1. Huttonaea fimbriata (Harv.) Rchb.f.
  2. Huttonaea grandiflora (Schltr.) Rolfe in W.H.Harvey
  3. Huttonaea oreophila Schltr.
  4. Huttonaea pulchra Harv.
  5. Huttonaea woodii Schltr.

References

  • Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.A. & Rasmussen, F. eds. (1999). Genera Orchidacearum 1. Oxford Univ. Press.
  • Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.A. & Rasmussen, F. eds. (2001). Genera Orchidacearum 2. Oxford Univ. Press.
  • Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.A. & Rasmussen, F. eds. (2003). Genera Orchidacearum 3. Oxford Univ. Press
  • Berg Pana, H. 2005. Handbuch der Orchideen-Namen. Dictionary of Orchid Names. Dizionario dei nomi delle orchidee. Ulmer, Stuttgart

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q1309375 entry