Ypsilopus

Ypsilopus is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae native to Africa.

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GENUS

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassLiliopsida
OrderAsparagales
FamilyOrchidaceae

Native toBurundi, Cape Provinces, DR Congo, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Malawi, Mozambique, Northern Provinces, Rwanda, Tanzania

Observations30

Observations recorded640

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Museum specimens

Specimen records: 13
With media: 6
Family: Orchidaceae
Collections: SEL, MO, UPS, K
Recorded in: Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, Kenya

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Instance of: taxon
Parent taxon: Angraecinae

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taxon name: Ypsilopus
taxon rank: genus
GRIN URL: npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomygenus.aspx?id=13002
topic's main category: Category:Ypsilopus

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Ypsilopus is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae native to Africa.

== Species == Ypsilopus erectus (P.J.Cribb) P.J.Cribb & J.Stewart - Tanzania, Mozambique, Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe, South Africa Ypsilopus leedalii P.J.Cribb - Tanzania Ypsilopus liae Delep. & J.-P.Lebel - Rwanda Ypsilopus longifolius (Kraenzl.) Summerh. - Tanzania, Kenya Ypsilopus viridiflorus P.J.Cribb & J.Stewart - Tanzania Ypsilopus zimbabweensis J.Farminhão & P.J.Cribb - Zimbabwe

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