Centrostigma Explained

Centrostigma is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. There are three currently accepted species, all native to Africa:^[1]

• Centrostigma clavatum Summerh. - Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia, Congo-Kinshasa
• Centrostigma occultans (Welw. ex Rchb.f.) Schltr. - Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia, Congo-Kinshasa, Zimbabwe, Angola, Transvaal
• Centrostigma papillosum Summerh. - Zimbabwe, Angola, Malawi, Zambia

See also

• List of Orchidaceae genera

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

Notes and References

1. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=36319 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families