Neobolusia

Neobolusia is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains 3 known species, all native to eastern and southern Africa.

Species

Whiteplate Orchid

GENUS

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassLiliopsida
OrderAsparagales
FamilyOrchidaceae

Native toCape Provinces, Eswatini, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Northern Provinces, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Observations89

General: Neobolusia comprises three species in the summer-rainfall

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Museum specimens

Specimen records: 10
With media: 1
Family: Orchidaceae
Collections: NHMUK, MO, VT
Recorded in: South Africa, Malawi

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: taxon
Parent taxon: Orchidinae
Image: Neobolusia tysonii - Icones Orchidearum Austro-Africanarum plate 63 (1896).jpg

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taxon rank: genus
taxon name: Neobolusia
GRIN URL: npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomygenus.aspx?id=8065
Commons gallery: Neobolusia
Commons category: Neobolusia

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Neobolusia is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains 3 known species, all native to eastern and southern Africa. Neobolusia ciliata Summerh. - Zimbabwe, Mozambique Neobolusia stolzii Schltr. - Zimbabwe, Tanzania Neobolusia tysonii (Bolus) Schltr. - Eswatini, Lesotho, South Africa

== See also == List of Orchidaceae genera

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