Podangis Explained

Podangis is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae.

There are two known species, native to tropical western and central Africa ranging from Senegal to Tanzania to Angola.^[1]

• Podangis dactyloceras (Rchb.f.) Schltr. (1918) - from Sierra Leone to Tanzania to Angola
• Podangis rhipsalisocia (Rchb.f.) P.J.Cribb & Carlsward, (2012) - from Senegal to Central African Republic to Angola

References

• Berg Pana, H. 2005. Handbuch der Orchideen-Namen. Dictionary of Orchid Names. Dizionario dei nomi delle orchidee. Ulmer, Stuttgart
• Burkill, H.M. (1985). The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 4.

Notes and References

1. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=161686 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families