Dracomonticola
Dracomonticola is a genus of flowering plants in the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains only one known species, Dracomonticola virginea, native to Lesotho and South Africa.[1][2]
| Dracomonticola | |
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| Botanical illustration of Dracomonticola virginea by Harry Bolus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Orchidoideae |
| Tribe: | Orchideae |
| Subtribe: | Orchidinae |
| Genus: | Dracomonticola H.P.Linder & Kurzweil |
| Species: | D. virginea |
| Binomial name | |
| Dracomonticola virginea (Bolus) H.P.Linder & Kurzweil | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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See also
References
- Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.C. & Rasmussen, F.N. (2001). Orchidoideae (Part 1). Genera Orchidacearum 2: 1-416. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
External links
- African Orchids, Dracomonticola virginea
- Cameron & Rhoda McMaster's African Bulbs, South African Orchid Gallery, Dracomonticola virginea
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