Dracomonticola

Dracomonticola
Botanical illustration of Dracomonticola virginea by Harry Bolus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
Clade:Angiosperms
Clade:Monocots
Order:Asparagales
Family:Orchidaceae
Subfamily:Orchidoideae
Tribe:Orchideae
Subtribe:Orchidinae
Genus:Dracomonticola
H.P.Linder & Kurzweil
Species: D. virginea
Binomial name
Dracomonticola virginea
(Bolus) H.P.Linder & Kurzweil
Synonyms[1]
  • Platanthera virginea Bolus
  • Gymnadenia virginea (Bolus) Kraenzl.
  • Brachycorythis virginea (Bolus) Rolfe
  • Neobolusia virginea (Bolus) Schltr.

Dracomonticola is a genus of flowering plants in the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains only one known species, Dracomonticola virginea, native to Lesotho and South Africa.[1][2]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. ↑ Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.C. & Rasmussen, F.N. (2001). Orchidoideae (Part 1). Genera Orchidacearum 2: 1-416. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.


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