Eurychone

Eurychone is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. The genus was founded in 1918 by Rudolf Schlechter. It contains two known species, both native to tropical Africa.

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GENUS

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassLiliopsida
OrderAsparagales
FamilyOrchidaceae

Native toAngola, Cabinda, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, DR Congo, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Gulf of Guinea Is., Ivory Coast, Liberia

Eurychone là một chi thực vật có hoa trong họ, Orchidaceae. Chi này được miêu tả khoa học lần đầu tiên năm 1918 bởi Rudolf Schlechter. Có hai loài, cả hai đều bản địa vùng nhiệt đới châu Phi: Eurychone galeandrae (Rchb.f.) Schltr. - từ Bờ Biển Ngà tới Angola Eurychone rothschildiana (O'Brien) Schltr. - từ Liberia tới Uganda

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Museum specimens

Specimen records: 2
With media: 1
Family: Orchidaceae
Collections: MO, K
Recorded in: Cameroon

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Instance of: taxon
Parent taxon: Angraecinae
Image: Eurychone rothschildiana OrchidsBln0906.jpg

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taxon rank: genus
taxon name: Eurychone
GRIN URL: npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomygenus.aspx?id=4529
topic's main category: Category:Eurychone
Commons category: Eurychone
Commons gallery: Eurychone

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Eurychone is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. The genus was founded in 1918 by Rudolf Schlechter. It contains two known species, both native to tropical Africa. Eurychone galeandrae (Rchb.f.) Schltr. - from Ivory Coast to Angola Eurychone rothschildiana (O'Brien) Schltr. - from Liberia to Uganda

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