Platylepis
Sign in to savePlatylepis is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It is widespread across sub-Saharan Africa and also on various islands of the Pacific and Indian Oceans.
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- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassLiliopsida
- OrderAsparagales
- FamilyOrchidaceae
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Platylepis is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It is widespread across sub-Saharan Africa and also on various islands of the Pacific and Indian Oceans. Platylepis bigibbosa H.Perrier - Madagascar Platylepis bombus J.J.Sm. - Seram Platylepis commelynae (Lindl.) Rchb.f. - Society Islands Platylepis constricta (J.J.Sm.) J.J.Sm. - New Guinea Platylepis densiflora Rolfe - Réunion Platylepis geluana (Schltr.) Schuit. & de Vogel - New Guinea Platylepis glandulosa (Lindl.) Rchb.f. - widespread across tropical and southern Africa Platylepis grandiflora (Schltr.) Ormerod - New Caledonia, Vanuatu, Futuna Platylepis heteromorpha Rchb.f. - Samoa Platylepis intricata Schuit. & de Vogel - Papua New Guinea Platylepis lamellata Schltr. - New Guinea Platylepis margaritifera Schltr. - Madagascar Platylepis occulta (Thouars) Rchb.f. - Madagascar, Réunion, Mauritius, Seychelles Platylepis polyadenia Rchb.f. - Madagascar, Comoros Platylepis rufa (Frapp.) Schltr. - Réunion Platylepis tidorensis J.J.Sm. - Maluku Platylepis viscosa (Rchb.f.) Schltr. - Réunion Platylepis xerostele Ormerod - Cameroon Platylepis zeuxinoides Schltr. - New Guinea
== See also == List of Orchidaceae genera
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