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Huttonaea
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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). This genus was named in honour of Caroline Hutton née Atherstone. {| class="wikitable" |+ !Species !Image |- |Huttonaea fimbriata (Harv.) Rchb.f. |frameless|183x183px |- |Huttonaea grandiflora (Schltr.) Rolfe in W.H.Harvey |frameless|147x147px |- |Huttonaea oreophila Schltr. | |- |Huttonaea pulchra Harv. |frameless|147x147px |- |Huttonaea woodii Schltr. | |}

Species

GENUS

  1. KingdomPlantae
  2. PhylumTracheophyta
  3. ClassLiliopsida
  4. OrderAsparagales
  5. FamilyOrchidaceae
Native toCape Provinces, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Northern Provinces
Observations recorded275

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Specimen records
5
With media
5
Family
Orchidaceae
Collections
VT
Recorded in
South Africa

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Disinae
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Huttonaea pulchra - Icones Orchidearum Austro-Africanarum plate 16 (1913).jpg
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taxon common name
هاتونيا
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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). This genus was named in honour of Caroline Hutton née Atherstone. {| class="wikitable" |+ !Species !Image |- |Huttonaea fimbriata (Harv.) Rchb.f. |frameless|183x183px |- |Huttonaea grandiflora (Schltr.) Rolfe in W.H.Harvey |frameless|147x147px |- |Huttonaea oreophila Schltr. | |- |Huttonaea pulchra Harv. |frameless|147x147px |- |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

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