Rhipidoglossum

Rhipidoglossum is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains 53 species,^[1] all from sub-Saharan Africa.^[2][3][4]

Flower buds of Rhipidoglossum millarii

Rhipidoglossum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Orchidaceae
Subfamily:	Epidendroideae
Tribe:	Vandeae
Subtribe:	Angraecinae
Genus:	Rhipidoglossum Schltr. (1918)
Synonyms[1]
Azadehdelia Braem (1988), nom. illeg. Cribbia Senghas (1985) Crossangis Schltr. (1918) Margelliantha P.J.Cribb (1979) Rhaesteria Summerh. (1966) Sarcorhynchus Schltr. (1918)

Species

This genus contains the following species:^[1]

• Rhipidoglossum adoxum (F.N.Rasm.) Senghas
• Rhipidoglossum afrum (Bolus) Farminhão & Stévart^[5]
• Rhipidoglossum arbonnieri (Geerinck) Eb.Fisch., Killmann, J.-P.Lebel & Delep. – grows in epiphyte forests near waterfalls^[6]
• Rhipidoglossum bilobatum (Summerh.) Szlach. & Olszewski
• Rhipidoglossum brachyceras (Summerh.) Farminhão & Stévart
• Rhipidoglossum brevifolium Summerh.
• Rhipidoglossum burttii (Summerh.) Summerh.
• Rhipidoglossum candidum (P.J.Cribb) Senghas
• Rhipidoglossum clavatum (P.J.Cribb) Farminhão & Stévart – lives in Afromontane regions^[7]
• Rhipidoglossum confusum (P.J.Cribb) Farminhão & Stévart
• Rhipidoglossum cuneatum (Summerh.) Garay
• Rhipidoglossum curvatum (Rolfe) Garay
• Rhipidoglossum delepierreanum (J.-P.Lebel & Geerinck) Eb.Fisch., Killmann, J.-P.Lebel & Delep. – native to rivers at elevations of 1,800 metres (5,900 ft) above sea level^[8]
• Rhipidoglossum densiflorum Summerh.
• Rhipidoglossum eggelingii (Summerh.) Farminhão & Stévart
• Rhipidoglossum globulare (P.J.Cribb) Farminhão & Stévart – native to Tanzania
• Rhipidoglossum globulosocalcaratum (De Wild.) Summerh.
• Rhipidoglossum kamerunense (Schltr.) Garay
• Rhipidoglossum laticalcar (J.B.Hall) Senghas
• Rhipidoglossum laxiflorum Summerh.
• Rhipidoglossum leedalii (P.J.Cribb) Farminhão & Stévart – native to Kenya and Tanzania in Eastern Africa
• Rhipidoglossum longicalcar Summerh.
• Rhipidoglossum lucieae Farminhão & P.J.Cribb
• Rhipidoglossum magnicalcar Szlach. & Olszewski
• Rhipidoglossum melianthum (P.J.Cribb) Senghas
• Rhipidoglossum microphyllum Summerh.
• Rhipidoglossum mildbraedii (Kraenzl.) Garay
• Rhipidoglossum millarii (Bolus) Farminhão & Stévart – grows on twigs in coastal forests of southeastern Cape Provinces and southwestern KwaZulu-Natal
• Rhipidoglossum montanum (Piers) Senghas
• Rhipidoglossum montealenense Descourv., Stévart & P.J.Cribb – native to costal southwest Guinea^[9]
• Rhipidoglossum obanense (Rendle) Summerh.
• Rhipidoglossum ochyrae Szlach. & Olszewski
• Rhipidoglossum orientalis (Mansf.) Szlach. & Olszewski
• Rhipidoglossum ovale (Summerh.) Garay
• Rhipidoglossum oxycentron (P.J.Cribb) Senghas
• Rhipidoglossum pareense P.J.Cribb & Hemp – native to the Pare Mountains of Tanzania
• Rhipidoglossum paucifolium D.Johanss.
• Rhipidoglossum pendulum (la Croix & P.J.Cribb) Farminhão & Stévart
• Rhipidoglossum philatelicum Farminhão & P.J.Cribb
• Rhipidoglossum polyanthum (Kraenzl.) Szlach. & Olszewski
• Rhipidoglossum polydactylum (Kraenzl.) Garay
• Rhipidoglossum pulchellum (Summerh.) Garay
• Rhipidoglossum pusillum (Summerh.) Farminhão & Stévart – a dwarf plant with a stem of 2 centimetres (0.79 in)
• Rhipidoglossum rutilum (Rchb.f.) Schltr. – native to tropical Africa^[10]
• Rhipidoglossum schimperianum (A.Rich.) Garay
• Rhipidoglossum stellatum (P.J.Cribb) Szlach. & Olszewski
• Rhipidoglossum stolzii (Schltr.) Garay
• Rhipidoglossum subsimplex (Summerh.) Garay
• Rhipidoglossum tanneri (P.J.Cribb) Senghas
• Rhipidoglossum tenuicalcar (Summerh.) Garay
• Rhipidoglossum thomense (la Croix & P.J.Cribb) Farminhão & Stévart
• Rhipidoglossum ugandense (Rendle) Garay
• Rhipidoglossum xanthopollinium (Rchb.f.) Schltr.^[11]

See also

• List of Orchidaceae genera