Platylepis Explained

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.^[1]

1. Platylepis bigibbosa H.Perrier - Madagascar
2. Platylepis bombus J.J.Sm. - Seram
3. Platylepis commelynae (Lindl.) Rchb.f. - Society Islands
4. Platylepis constricta (J.J.Sm.) J.J.Sm. - New Guinea
5. Platylepis densiflora Rolfe - Réunion
6. Platylepis geluana (Schltr.) Schuit. & de Vogel - New Guinea
7. Platylepis glandulosa (Lindl.) Rchb.f. - widespread across tropical and southern Africa
8. Platylepis grandiflora (Schltr.) Ormerod - New Caledonia, Vanuatu, Futuna
9. Platylepis heteromorpha Rchb.f. - Samoa
10. Platylepis intricata Schuit. & de Vogel - Papua New Guinea
11. Platylepis lamellata Schltr. - New Guinea
12. Platylepis margaritifera Schltr. - Madagascar
13. Platylepis occulta (Thouars) Rchb.f. - Madagascar, Réunion, Mauritius, Seychelles
14. Platylepis polyadenia Rchb.f. - Madagascar, Comoros
15. Platylepis rufa (Frapp.) Schltr. - Réunion
16. Platylepis tidorensis J.J.Sm. - Maluku
17. Platylepis viscosa (Rchb.f.) Schltr. - Réunion
18. Platylepis xerostele Ormerod - Cameroon
19. Platylepis zeuxinoides Schltr. - New Guinea

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=157608 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families