Nephrangis

Nephrangis is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains two known species, both native to tropical Africa.[1]

  • Nephrangis bertauxiana Szlach. & Olszewski - Cameroon, Gabon
  • Nephrangis filiformis (Kraenzl.) Summerh. - widespread from Liberia to Tanzania, south to Zambia

Nephrangis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Monocots
Order:
Asparagales
Family:
Orchidaceae
Subfamily:
Epidendroideae
Tribe:
Vandeae
Subtribe:
Aerangidinae
Genus:
Nephrangis

(Schltr.) Summerh.

See also
  • List of Orchidaceae genera

References
  1. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  • 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


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