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Tridactyle

Tridactyle is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It has about 60-70 known species, all native to sub-Saharan Africa.

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Tridactyle
Tridactyle bicaudata in South Africa
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Spermatophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Vandeae
Subtribe: Angraecinae
Genus: Tridactyle
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Species

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Tridactyle is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It has about 60-70 known species, all native to sub-Saharan Africa.1

Species

Tridactyle species accepted by the Plants of the World Online as of February 2021:2

  • Tridactyle anthomaniaca (Rchb.f.) Summerh.
  • Tridactyle armeniaca (Lindl.) Schltr.
  • Tridactyle aurantiopunctata P.J.Cribb & Stévart
  • Tridactyle bicaudata (Lindl.) Schltr.
  • Tridactyle brevicalcarata Summerh.
  • Tridactyle brevifolia Mansf.
  • Tridactyle crassifolia Summerh.
  • Tridactyle cruciformis Summerh.
  • Tridactyle eggelingii Summerh.
  • Tridactyle exellii P.J.Cribb & Stévart
  • Tridactyle filifolia (Schltr.) Schltr.
  • Tridactyle fimbriatipetala (De Wild.) Schltr.
  • Tridactyle flabellata P.J.Cribb
  • Tridactyle fusifera Mansf.
  • Tridactyle gentilii (De Wild.) Schltr.
  • Tridactyle hurungweensis Fibeck
  • Tridactyle inaequilonga (De Wild.) Schltr.
  • Tridactyle inflata Summerh.
  • Tridactyle lagosensis (Rolfe) Schltr.
  • Tridactyle latifolia Summerh.
  • Tridactyle laurentii (De Wild.) Schltr.
  • Tridactyle lisowskii (Szlach.) Szlach. & Olszewski
  • Tridactyle minuta P.J.Cribb
  • Tridactyle minutifolia Stévart & D'haijère
  • Tridactyle muriculata (Rendle) Schltr.
  • Tridactyle nalaensis (De Wild.) Schltr.
  • Tridactyle nanne-ritzkae Eb.Fisch., Killmann, J.-P.Lebel & Delep.
  • Tridactyle nigrescens Summerh.
  • Tridactyle oblongifolia Summerh.
  • Tridactyle pentalobata P.J.Cribb & Stévart
  • Tridactyle phaeocephala Summerh.
  • Tridactyle scottellii (Rendle) Schltr.
  • Tridactyle stevartiana Geerinck
  • Tridactyle stipulata (De Wild.) Schltr.
  • Tridactyle thomensis P.J.Cribb & Stévart
  • Tridactyle translucens Summerh.
  • Tridactyle tridactylites (Rolfe) Schltr.
  • Tridactyle tridentata (Harv.) Schltr.
  • Tridactyle trimikeorum Dare
  • Tridactyle truncatiloba Summerh.
  • Tridactyle unguiculata Mansf.
  • Tridactyle vanderlaaniana Geerinck
  • Tridactyle verrucosa P.J.Cribb
  • Tridactyle virginea P.J.Cribb & la Croix
  • Tridactyle virgula (Kraenzl.) Schltr.
See also

See also

References

References

  1. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. "Tridactyle". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2021. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
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