Schizochilus Explained

Schizochilus is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It is native to southern and eastern Africa.^{[1] [2]}

Species accepted as of June 2014:^[1]

1. Schizochilus angustifolius Rolfe in W.H.Harvey & auct. suc. - South Africa
2. Schizochilus bulbinella (Rchb.f.) Bolus - South Africa, Lesotho
3. Schizochilus calcaratus P.J.Cribb & la Croix - Zimbabwe
4. Schizochilus cecilii Rolfe - South Africa, Zimbabwe, Eswatini
5. Schizochilus crenulatus H.P.Linder - Mpumalanga
6. Schizochilus flexuosus Harv. ex Rolfe in W.H.Harvey & auct. suc. - South Africa, Lesotho
7. Schizochilus gerrardii (Rchb.f.) Bolus - KwaZulu-Natal
8. Schizochilus lepidus Summerh. - Zimbabwe, Mozambique
9. Schizochilus lilacinus Schelpe ex H.P.Linder - Mpumalanga
10. Schizochilus sulphureus Schltr. - Mozambique, Malawi, Tanzania
11. Schizochilus zeyheri Sond. - South Africa, Eswatini

See also

• List of Orchidaceae genera

External links

Notes and References

1. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=188109 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
2. Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.C. & Rasmussen, F.N. (2001). Orchidoideae (Part 1). Genera Orchidacearum 2: 361 ff. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.