List of flowering plants in the family Orchidaceae recorded from South Africa
Orchidaceae is afamily of flowering plants (anthophytes) in theorder Asparagales .
23,420 species of vascular plant have been recorded in South Africa, making it the sixth most species-rich country in the world and the most species-rich country on the African continent. Of these, 153 species are considered to be threatened.[ 1] Ninebiomes have been described in South Africa:Fynbos , SucculentKaroo ,desert ,Nama Karoo ,grassland ,savanna ,Albany thickets , theIndian Ocean coastal belt , andforests .[ 2]
The 2018South African National Biodiversity Institute 'sNational Biodiversity Assessment plant checklist lists 35,130 taxa in the phylaAnthocerotophyta (hornworts (6)),Anthophyta (flowering plants (33534)),Bryophyta (mosses (685)),Cycadophyta (cycads (42)),Lycopodiophyta (Lycophytes(45)),Marchantiophyta (liverworts (376)),Pinophyta (conifers (33)), andPteridophyta (cryptogams (408)).[ 3]
67genera are represented in the literature. Listedtaxa includespecies ,subspecies ,varieties , andforms as recorded, some of which have subsequently been allocated to other taxa assynonyms , in which cases the accepted taxon is appended to the listing.[ 3] Multiple entries under alternative names reflecttaxonomic revision over time.
GenusAcampe :[ 3]
GenusAcrolophia :[ 3]
Acrolophia barbata (Thunb.) H.P.Linder, accepted asAcrolophia lunata (Schltr.) Schltr. & Bolus, endemicAcrolophia bolusii Rolfe, endemicAcrolophia capensis (P.J.Bergius) Fourc. endemicAcrolophia capensis (P.J.Bergius) Fourc. var.lamellata (Lindl.) Schelpe, accepted asAcrolophia lamellata (Lindl.) Pfitzer, indigenousAcrolophia cochlearis (Lindl.) Schltr. & Bolus, endemicAcrolophia comosa (Sond.) Schltr. & Bolus, accepted asAcrolophia capensis (P.J.Bergius) Fourc. indigenousAcrolophia fimbriata Schltr. accepted asAcrolophia micrantha (Lindl.) Pfitzer, indigenousAcrolophia lamellata (Lindl.) Pfitzer, endemicAcrolophia lunata (Schltr.) Schltr. & Bolus, endemicAcrolophia micrantha (Lindl.) Pfitzer, endemicAcrolophia parvula Schltr. accepted asAcrolophia ustulata (Bolus) Schltr. & Bolus, indigenousAcrolophia sphaerocarpa (Sond.) Schltr. & Bolus, accepted asAcrolophia capensis (P.J.Bergius) Fourc. indigenousAcrolophia triste (L.f.) Schltr. & Bolus, accepted asAcrolophia capensis (P.J.Bergius) Fourc. indigenousAcrolophia ustulata (Bolus) Schltr. & Bolus, endemicGenusAerangis :[ 3]
GenusAeranthes :[ 3]
GenusAngraecum :[ 3]
GenusAnsellia :[ 3]
GenusBartholina :[ 3]
GenusBolusiella :[ 3]
GenusBonatea :[ 3]
GenusBrachycorythis :[ 3]
GenusBrownleea :[ 3]
GenusBulbophyllum :[ 3]
GenusCalanthe :[ 3]
GenusCentrostigma :[ 3]
GenusCeratandra :[ 3]
GenusCheirostylis :[ 3]
GenusCirrhopetalum :[ 3]
GenusCorycium :[ 3]
Corycium alticola Parkman & Schelpe, accepted asPterygodium alticola (Parkman & Schelpe) J.C.Manning & Goldblatt, indigenousCorycium bicolorum (Thunb.) Sw. accepted asPterygodium bicolorum (Thunb.) Schltr. endemicCorycium bifidum Sond. accepted asPterygodium bifidum (Sond.) Schltr. endemicCorycium carnosum (Lindl.) Rolfe, accepted asEvotella carnosa (Lindl.) J.C.Manning & Goldblatt, endemicCorycium crispum (Thunb.) Sw. accepted asPterygodium crispum (Thunb.) Schltr. endemicCorycium deflexum (Bolus) Rolfe, accepted asPterygodium deflexum Bolus, endemicCorycium dracomontanum Parkman & Schelpe, accepted asPterygodium dracomontanum (Parkman & Schelpe) J.C.Manning & Goldblatt, indigenousCorycium excisum Lindl. accepted asPterygodium excisum (Lindl.) Schltr. endemicCorycium flanaganii (Bolus) Kurzweil & H.P.Linder, accepted asPterygodium flanaganii Bolus, indigenousCorycium ingeanum E.G.H.Oliv. accepted asPterygodium ingeanum (E.G.H.Oliv.) J.C.Manning & Goldblatt, endemicCorycium microglossum Lindl. accepted asPterygodium microglossum (Lindl.) Schltr. endemicCorycium nigrescens Sond. accepted asPterygodium nigrescens (Sond.) Schltr. indigenousCorycium orobanchoides (L.f.) Sw. accepted asPterygodium orobanchoides (L.f.) Schltr. endemicCorycium tricuspidatum Bolus, accepted asPterygodium tricuspidatum (Bolus) Schltr. indigenousGenusCorymborkis :[ 3]
GenusCymbidium :[ 3]
GenusCynorkis :[ 3]
GenusCyrtorchis :[ 3]
Cyrtorchis arcuata (Lindl.) Schltr. indigenousCyrtorchis arcuata (Lindl.) Schltr. subsp.arcuata , indigenousCyrtorchis praetermissa Summerh. indigenousCyrtorchis praetermissa Summerh. subsp.praetermissa , indigenousCyrtorchis praetermissa Summerh. subsp.zuluensis (E.R.Harrison) H.P.Linder, endemicGenusDiaphananthe :[ 3]
GenusDidymoplexis :[ 3]
GenusDisa :[ 3]
Disa aconitoides Sond. indigenousDisa aconitoides Sond. subsp.aconitoides , indigenousDisa afra Bolus, indigenousDisa albomagentea E.G.H.Oliv. & Liltved, indigenousDisa alticola H.P.Linder, endemicDisa amoena H.P.Linder, endemicDisa arida Vlok, endemicDisa aristata H.P.Linder, endemicDisa atricapilla (Harv. ex Lindl.) Bolus, endemicDisa atrorubens Schltr. endemicDisa aurata (Bolus) L.T.Parker & Koop. endemicDisa barbata (L.f.) Sw. endemicDisa basutorum Schltr. indigenousDisa baurii Bolus, indigenousDisa begleyi L.Bolus, endemicDisa bifida (Thunb.) Sw. endemicDisa biflora (L.) Druce, indigenousDisa bivalvata (L.f.) T.Durand & Schinz, endemicDisa bodkinii Bolus, endemicDisa bolusiana Schltr. endemicDisa brachyceras Lindl. endemicDisa bracteata Sw. endemicDisa brevicornis (Lindl.) Bolus, indigenousDisa brevipetala H.P.Linder, endemicDisa cardinalis H.P.Linder, endemicDisa caulescens Lindl. endemicDisa cedarbergensis H.P.Linder, endemicDisa cephalotes Rchb.f. indigenousDisa cephalotes Rchb.f. subsp.cephalotes , indigenousDisa cephalotes Rchb.f. subsp.frigida (Schltr.) H.P.Linder, indigenousDisa cernua (Thunb.) Sw. endemicDisa chrysostachya Sw. indigenousDisa clavicornis H.P.Linder, endemicDisa cochlearis S.D.Johnson & Liltved, endemicDisa comosa (Rchb.f.) Schltr. endemicDisa conferta Bolus, endemicDisa cooperi Rchb.f. indigenousDisa cornuta (L.) Sw. indigenousDisa crassicornis Lindl. indigenousDisa cylindrica (Thunb.) Sw. endemicDisa densiflora (Lindl.) Bolus, endemicDisa dracomontana Schelpe ex H.P.Linder, endemicDisa draconis (L.f.) Sw. endemicDisa ecalcarata (G.J.Lewis) H.P.Linder, endemicDisa elegans Sond. ex Rchb.f. endemicDisa esterhuyseniae Schelpe ex H.P.Linder, endemicDisa extinctoria Rchb.f. indigenousDisa fasciata Lindl. endemicDisa ferruginea (Thunb.) Sw. endemicDisa filicornis (L.f.) Thunb. endemicDisa flexuosa (L.) Sw. endemicDisa forcipata Schltr. endemicDisa forficaria Bolus, endemicDisa fragrans Schltr. indigenousDisa fragrans Schltr. subsp.fragrans , indigenousDisa galpinii Rolfe, endemicDisa gladioliflora Burch. ex Lindl. indigenousDisa gladioliflora Burch. ex Lindl. subsp.capricornis (Rchb.f.) H.P.Linder, endemicDisa gladioliflora Burch. ex Lindl. subsp.gladioliflora , endemicDisa glandulosa Burch. ex Lindl. endemicDisa graminifolia Ker Gawl. ex Spreng. endemicDisa hallackii Rolfe, endemicDisa harveiana Lindl. indigenousDisa harveiana Lindl. subsp.harveiana , endemicDisa harveiana Lindl. subsp.longicalcarata S.D.Johnson & H.P.Linder, endemicDisa hians (L.f.) Spreng. endemicDisa hircicornis Rchb.f. indigenousDisa inflexa (Lindl.) Bolus, endemicDisa introrsa Kurzweil, Liltved & H.P.Linder, endemicDisa karooica S.D.Johnson & H.P.Linder, endemicDisa klugei McMurtry, endemicDisa linderiana Bytebier & E.G.H.Oliv. endemicDisa lineata Bolus, endemicDisa longicornu L.f. endemicDisa longifolia Lindl. endemicDisa longipetala (Lindl.) Bolus, endemicDisa lugens Bolus, indigenousDisa lugens Bolus var.lugens , endemicDisa lugens Bolus var.nigrescens (H.P.Linder) H.P.Linder, endemicDisa macrostachya (Lindl.) Bolus, endemicDisa maculata L.f. endemicDisa maculomarronina McMurtry, endemicDisa marlothii Bolus, endemicDisa micropetala Schltr. endemicDisa minor (Sond.) Rchb.f. endemicDisa montana Sond. endemicDisa multifida Lindl. endemicDisa neglecta Sond. endemicDisa nervosa Lindl. indigenousDisa newdigateae L.Bolus, endemicDisa nivea H.P.Linder, indigenousDisa nubigena H.P.Linder, endemicDisa obliqua (Lindl.) Bolus, endemicDisa obliqua (Lindl.) Bolus subsp.clavigera (Lindl.) Bytebier, endemicDisa obliqua (Lindl.) Bolus subsp.obliqua , endemicDisa obtusa Lindl. indigenousDisa obtusa Lindl. subsp.hottentotica H.P.Linder, endemicDisa obtusa Lindl. subsp.obtusa , endemicDisa obtusa Lindl. subsp.picta (Sond.) H.P.Linder, endemicDisa ocellata Bolus, endemicDisa oligantha Rchb.f. endemicDisa ophrydea (Lindl.) Bolus, endemicDisa oreophila Bolus, indigenousDisa oreophila Bolus subsp.erecta H.P.Linder, indigenousDisa oreophila Bolus subsp.oreophila , endemicDisa ovalifolia Sond. endemicDisa patula Sond. indigenousDisa patula Sond. var.patula , endemicDisa patula Sond. var.transvaalensis Summerh. indigenousDisa perplexa H.P.Linder, indigenousDisa physodes Sw. endemicDisa pillansii L.Bolus, endemicDisa polygonoides Lindl. indigenousDisa porrecta Sw. indigenousDisa procera H.P.Linder, endemicDisa pulchra Sond. indigenousDisa purpurascens Bolus, endemicDisa pygmaea Bolus, endemicDisa racemosa L.f. endemicDisa remota H.P.Linder, endemicDisa reticulata Bolus, endemicDisa rhodantha Schltr. indigenousDisa richardiana Lehm. ex Bolus, endemicDisa rosea Lindl. endemicDisa roseovittata McMurtry, endemicDisa rufescens (Thunb.) Sw. endemicDisa sabulosa Bolus, endemicDisa sagittalis (L.f.) Sw. endemicDisa salteri G.J.Lewis, endemicDisa sanguinea Sond. endemicDisa sankeyi Rolfe, indigenousDisa satyrioides (L.) Bytebier, accepted asDisa biflora (L.) DruceDisa saxicola Schltr. indigenousDisa schizodioides Sond. endemicDisa schlechteriana Bolus, endemicDisa scullyi Bolus, endemicDisa similis Summerh. endemicDisa spathulata (L.f.) Sw. indigenousDisa spathulata (L.f.) Sw. subsp.spathulata , endemicDisa spathulata (L.f.) Sw. subsp.tripartita (Lindl.) H.P.Linder, endemicDisa stachyoides Rchb.f. indigenousDisa staerkeriana McMurtry & Bytebier, endemicDisa stricta Sond. indigenousDisa subtenuicornis H.P.Linder, endemicDisa telipogonis Rchb.f. endemicDisa tenella (L.f.) Sw. indigenousDisa tenella (L.f.) Sw. subsp.pusilla H.P.Linder, endemicDisa tenella (L.f.) Sw. subsp.tenella , endemicDisa tenuicornis Bolus, endemicDisa tenuifolia Sw. endemicDisa tenuis Lindl. endemicDisa thodei Schltr. ex Kraenzl. indigenousDisa triloba Lindl. endemicDisa tripetaloides (L.f.) N.E.Br. endemicDisa tripetaloides (L.f.) N.E.Br. subsp.aurata (Bolus) H.P.Linder, accepted asDisa aurata (Bolus) L.T.Parker & Koop.Disa tysonii Bolus, indigenousDisa uncinata Bolus, endemicDisa uniflora P.J.Bergius, endemicDisa vaginata Harv. ex Lindl. endemicDisa vasselotii Bolus ex Schltr. endemicDisa venosa Sw. endemicDisa venusta Bolus, endemicDisa versicolor Rchb.f. indigenousDisa vigilans McMurtry, T.J.Edwards & Bytebier, endemicDisa virginalis H.P.Linder, endemicDisa welwitschii Rchb.f. indigenousDisa welwitschii Rchb.f. subsp.welwitschii , indigenousDisa woodii Schltr. indigenousDisa x brendae H.P.Linder, endemicDisa x nuwebergensis H.P.Linder, endemicDisa x paludicola J.Stewart & J.C.Manning, endemicDisa zimbabweensis H.P.Linder, indigenousDisa zuluensis Rolfe, endemicGenusDisperis :[ 3]
Disperis anthoceros Rchb.f. indigenousDisperis anthoceros Rchb.f. var.anthoceros , indigenousDisperis bodkinii Bolus, endemicDisperis bolusiana Schltr. ex Bolus, indigenousDisperis bolusiana Schltr. ex Bolus subsp.bolusiana , endemicDisperis bolusiana Schltr. ex Bolus subsp.macrocorys (Rolfe) J.C.Manning, endemicDisperis capensis (L.f.) Sw. indigenousDisperis capensis (L.f.) Sw. var.brevicaudata Rolfe, endemicDisperis capensis (L.f.) Sw. var.capensis , endemicDisperis cardiophora Harv. indigenousDisperis circumflexa (L.) T.Durand & Schinz, indigenousDisperis circumflexa (L.) T.Durand & Schinz subsp.aemula (Schltr.) J.C.Manning, endemicDisperis circumflexa (L.) T.Durand & Schinz subsp.circumflexa , endemicDisperis concinna Schltr. endemicDisperis cooperi Harv. endemicDisperis cucullata Sw. endemicDisperis disaeformis Schltr. endemicDisperis fanniniae Harv. indigenousDisperis johnstonii Rchb.f. ex Rolfe, indigenousDisperis lindleyana Rchb.f. indigenousDisperis macowanii Bolus, indigenousDisperis micrantha Lindl. indigenousDisperis oxyglossa Bolus, endemicDisperis paludosa Harv. ex Lindl. endemicDisperis purpurata Rchb.f. indigenousDisperis purpurata Rchb.f. subsp.pallescens Bruyns, endemicDisperis purpurata Rchb.f. subsp.purpurata , endemicDisperis renibractea Schltr. endemicDisperis stenoplectron Rchb.f. indigenousDisperis thorncroftii Schltr. indigenousDisperis tysonii Bolus, indigenousDisperis villosa (L.f.) Sw. endemicDisperis virginalis Schltr. indigenousDisperis wealei Rchb.f. indigenousDisperis woodii Bolus, endemicGenusDracomonticola :[ 3]
GenusEulophia :[ 3]
Eulophia aculeata (L.f.) Spreng. , indigenousEulophia adenoglossa (Lindl.) Rchb.f. , indigenousEulophia angolensis (Rchb.f.) Summerh. , indigenousEulophia barbata (Thunb.) Spreng. , indigenousEulophia calanthoides Schltr. , endemicEulophia chlorantha Schltr. , indigenousEulophia chrysops Summerh. accepted asEulophia schweinfurthii Kraenzl. Eulophia clavicornis Lindl. accepted asEulophia hians Spreng. Eulophia clitellifera (Rchb.f.) Bolus , indigenousEulophia cochlearis Lindl. , indigenousEulophia coddii A.V.Hall , endemicEulophia coeloglossa Schltr. , indigenousEulophia comosa Sond. , indigenousEulophia cooperi Rchb.f. , endemicEulophia cucullata (Afzel. ex Sw.) Steud. , indigenousEulophia ensata Lindl. , indigenousEulophia foliosa (Lindl.) Bolus , indigenousEulophia fridericii (Rchb.f.) A.V.Hall , indigenousEulophia hereroensis Schltr. , indigenousEulophia hians Spreng. , indigenousEulophia hians Spreng. var.hians , indigenousEulophia hians Spreng. var.inaequalis (Schltr.) S.Thomas, indigenousEulophia hians Spreng. var.nutans (Sond.) S.Thomas, indigenousEulophia holubii Rolfe Eulophia horsfallii (Bateman) Summerh. , indigenousEulophia huttonii Rolfe , indigenousEulophia lamellata Lindl. , indigenousEulophia leachii Greatrex ex A.V.Hall , indigenousEulophia leontoglossa Rchb.f. , indigenousEulophia litoralis Schltr. , endemicEulophia livingstoneana (Rchb.f.) Schltr. , indigenousEulophia longisepala Rendle , indigenousEulophia lunata Schltr. accepted asEulophia barbata (Thunb.) Spreng. , indigenousEulophia macowanii Rolfe , endemicEulophia meleagris Rchb.f. , endemicEulophia micrantha Lindl. , indigenousEulophia milnei Rchb.f. , indigenousEulophia odontoglossa Rchb.f. , indigenousEulophia ovalis Lindl. , indigenousEulophia ovalis Lindl. subsp.bainesii (Rolfe) A.V.Hall , accepted asEulophia ovalis Lindl. var.bainesii (Rolfe) P.J.Cribb & la Croix , indigenousEulophia ovalis Lindl. var.bainesii (Rolfe) P.J.Cribb & la Croix , indigenousEulophia ovalis Lindl. var.ovalis , indigenousEulophia parviflora (Lindl.) A.V.Hall , indigenousEulophia parvilabris Lindl. , indigenousEulophia petersii (Rchb.f.) Rchb.f. , indigenousEulophia platypetala Lindl. , endemicEulophia rosea A.D.Hawkes , accepted asEulophia horsfallii (Bateman) Summerh. Eulophia schweinfurthii Kraenzl. , indigenousEulophia speciosa (R.Br. ex Lindl.) Bolus , indigenousEulophia sphaerocarpa Sond. accepted asEulophia tristis (L.f.) Spreng. , indigenousEulophia streptopetala Lindl. , indigenousEulophia tabularis (L.f.) Bolus Eulophia tenella Rchb.f. , indigenousEulophia tristis (L.f.) Spreng. , indigenousEulophia tuberculata Bolus , indigenousEulophia ustulata (Bolus) Bolus , indigenousEulophia vinosa McMurtry & McDonald Eulophia walleri (Rchb.f.) Kraenzl. Eulophia welwitschii (Rchb.f.) Rolfe , accepted asEulophia dichroma Rolfe , indigenousEulophia zeyheriana Sond. , indigenousGenusEvotella :[ 3]
GenusGastrodia :[ 3]
GenusGraphorkis :[ 3]
Graphorkis ensata (Lindl.) Kuntze , accepted asEulophia ensata Lindl. , indigenousGenusHabenaria :[ 3]
Habenaria anguiceps Bolus, endemicHabenaria arenaria Lindl. indigenousHabenaria barbertoni Kraenzl. & Schltr. endemicHabenaria bicolor Conrath & Kraenzl. indigenousHabenaria chlorotica Rchb.f. accepted asHabenaria filicornis Lindl.Habenaria ciliosa Lindl. endemicHabenaria clavata (Lindl.) Rchb.f. indigenousHabenaria cornuta Lindl. indigenousHabenaria culveri Schltr. indigenousHabenaria dives Rchb.f. indigenousHabenaria dregeana Lindl. indigenousHabenaria epipactidea Rchb.f. indigenousHabenaria falcicornis (Burch. ex Lindl.) Bolus, indigenousHabenaria falcicornis (Burch. ex Lindl.) Bolus subsp.caffra (Schltr.) J.C.Manning, indigenousHabenaria falcicornis (Burch. ex Lindl.) Bolus subsp.falcicornis , indigenousHabenaria filicornis Lindl. indigenousHabenaria galpinii Bolus, indigenousHabenaria humilior Rchb.f. indigenousHabenaria kraenzliniana Schltr. endemicHabenaria laevigata Lindl. endemicHabenaria lithophila Schltr. indigenousHabenaria malacophylla Rchb.f. indigenousHabenaria mossii (G.Will.) J.C.Manning, endemicHabenaria nyikana Rchb.f. indigenousHabenaria nyikana subsp.nyikana , indigenousHabenaria petitiana (A.Rich.) T.Durand & Schinz, indigenousHabenaria pseudociliosa Schelpe ex J.C.Manning, indigenousHabenaria rautaneniana Kraenzl. indigenousHabenaria schimperiana Hochst. ex A.Rich. indigenousHabenaria stenorhynchos Schltr. indigenousHabenaria transvaalensis Schltr. indigenousHabenaria tridens Lindl. indigenousHabenaria trilobulata Schltr. indigenousHabenaria tysonii Bolus, indigenousHabenaria woodii Schltr. endemicGenusHerschelianthe :[ 3]
Herschelianthe barbata (L.f.) N.C.Anthony, accepted asDisa barbata (L.f.) Sw.Herschelianthe baurii (Bolus) Rauschert, accepted asDisa baurii BolusHerschelianthe forcipata (Schltr.) Rauschert, accepted asDisa forcipata Schltr.Herschelianthe forficaria (Bolus) N.C.Anthony, accepted asDisa forficaria BolusHerschelianthe graminifolia (Ker Gawl. ex Spreng.) Rauschert, accepted asDisa graminifolia Ker Gawl. ex Spreng.Herschelianthe hians (L.f.) Rauschert, accepted asDisa hians (L.f.) Spreng.Herschelianthe lugens (Bolus) Rauschert, accepted asDisa lugens Bolus var.lugens Herschelianthe lugens (Bolus) Rauschert var.nigrescens (H.P.Linder) N.C.Anthony, accepted asDisa lugens Bolus var.nigrescens (H.P.Linder) H.P.LinderHerschelianthe multifida (Lindl.) Rauschert, accepted asDisa multifida Lindl.Herschelianthe newdigateae (L.Bolus) N.C.Anthony, accepted asDisa newdigateae L.BolusHerschelianthe purpurascens (Bolus) Rauschert, accepted asDisa purpurascens BolusHerschelianthe schlechteriana (Bolus) N.C.Anthony, accepted asDisa schlechteriana BolusHerschelianthe spathulata (L.f.) Rauschert, accepted asDisa spathulata (L.f.) Sw.Herschelianthe spathulata (L.f.) Rauschert subsp.spathulata , accepted asDisa spathulata (L.f.) Sw. subsp. spathulataHerschelianthe spathulata subsp.tripartita (Lindl.) N.C.Anthony, accepted asDisa spathulata subsp.tripartita (Lindl.) H.P.LinderHerschelianthe venusta (Bolus) Rauschert, accepted asDisa venusta BolusGenusHolothrix :[ 3]
Holothrix aspera (Lindl.) Rchb.f. endemicHolothrix brevipetala Immelman & Schelpe, endemicHolothrix burchellii (Lindl.) Rchb.f. endemicHolothrix cernua (Burm.f.) Schelpe, endemicHolothrix culveri Bolus, endemicHolothrix exilis Lindl. endemicHolothrix filicornis Immelman & Schelpe, indigenousHolothrix grandiflora (Sond.) Rchb.f. endemicHolothrix incurva Lindl. indigenousHolothrix longicornu G.J.Lewis, endemicHolothrix macowaniana Rchb.f. indigenousHolothrix majubensis C.Archer & R.H.Archer, endemicHolothrix micrantha Schltr. indigenousHolothrix mundii Sond. endemicHolothrix orthoceras (Harv.) Rchb.f. indigenousHolothrix parviflora (Lindl.) Rchb.f. endemicHolothrix pilosa (Burch. ex Lindl.) Rchb.f. endemicHolothrix randii Rendle, indigenousHolothrix schlechteriana Schltr. ex Kraenzl. endemicHolothrix scopularia (Lindl.) Rchb.f. indigenousHolothrix secunda (Thunb.) Rchb.f. endemicHolothrix thodei Rolfe, indigenousHolothrix villosa Lindl. indigenousHolothrix villosa Lindl. var.condensata (Sond.) Immelman, endemicHolothrix villosa Lindl. var.villosa , endemicGenusHuttonaea :[ 3]
GenusJumellea :[ 3]
GenusLimodorum :[ 3]
GenusLiparis :[ 3]
GenusMargelliantha :[ 3]
GenusMicrocoelia :[ 3]
GenusMonadenia :[ 3]
GenusMystacidium :[ 3]
GenusNeobolusia :[ 3]
GenusNervilia :[ 3]
GenusOberonia :[ 3]
GenusOeceoclades :[ 3]
GenusOrthochilus :[ 3]
Orthochilus aculeatus (L.f.) Bytebier, indigenousOrthochilus aculeatus subsp.aculeatus , indigenousOrthochilus aculeatus (L.f.) Bytebier subsp.huttonii (Rolfe) Bytebier, indigenousOrthochilus adenoglossus (Lindl.) Bytebier, indigenousOrthochilus chloranthus (Schltr.) Bytebier, indigenousOrthochilus ensatus (Lindl.) Bytebier , accepted asEulophia ensata Lindl. , indigenousOrthochilus foliosus (Lindl.) Bytebier, indigenousOrthochilus leontoglossus (Rchb.f.) Bytebier, indigenousOrthochilus litoralis (Schltr.) Bytebier, endemicOrthochilus odontoglossus (Rchb.f.) Bytebier, indigenousOrthochilus tabularis (L.f.) Bytebier, endemicOrthochilus vinosus (McMurtry & McDonald) Bytebier, endemicOrthochilus welwitschii Rchb.f. indigenousGenusPachites :[ 3]
GenusPlatycoryne :[ 3]
GenusPlatylepis :[ 3]
GenusPolystachya :[ 3]
GenusPterygodium :[ 3]
Pterygodium acutifolium Lindl. endemicPterygodium alatum (Thunb.) Sw. endemicPterygodium bicolorum (Thunb.) Schltr. endemicPterygodium bifidum (Sond.) Schltr. endemicPterygodium caffrum (L.) Sw. endemicPterygodium catholicum (L.) Sw. endemicPterygodium cleistogamum (Bolus) Schltr. endemicPterygodium connivens Schelpe, endemicPterygodium cooperi Rolfe, indigenousPterygodium crispum (Thunb.) Schltr. endemicPterygodium cruciferum Sond. endemicPterygodium deflexum Bolus, endemicPterygodium excisum (Lindl.) Schltr. endemicPterygodium flanaganii Bolus, indigenousPterygodium hallii (Schelpe) Kurzweil & H.P.Linder, endemicPterygodium hastatum Bolus, indigenousPterygodium inversum (Thunb.) Sw. endemicPterygodium leucanthum Bolus, indigenousPterygodium magnum Rchb.f. indigenousPterygodium microglossum (Lindl.) Schltr. endemicPterygodium newdigateae Bolus, endemicPterygodium nigrescens (Sond.) Schltr. indigenousPterygodium orobanchoides (L.f.) Schltr. endemicPterygodium pentherianum Schltr. endemicPterygodium platypetalum Lindl. endemicPterygodium schelpei H.P.Linder, endemicPterygodium tricuspidatum (Bolus) Schltr. indigenousPterygodium vermiferum E.G.H.Oliv. & Liltved, endemicPterygodium volucris (L.f.) Sw. endemicGenusRangaeris :[ 3]
GenusRhipidoglossum :[ 3]
GenusSaccolabium :[ 3]
GenusSatyridium :[ 3]
GenusSatyrium :[ 3]
Satyrium aculeatum L.f. accepted asOrthochilus aculeatus (L.f.) Bytebier, indigenousSatyrium acuminatum Lindl. endemicSatyrium bicallosum Thunb. endemicSatyrium bicorne (L.) Thunb. endemicSatyrium bracteatum (L.f.) Thunb. endemicSatyrium candidum Lindl. endemicSatyrium capense (P.J.Bergius) Houtt. accepted asAcrolophia capensis (P.J.Bergius) Fourc. indigenousSatyrium carneum (Dryand.) Sims, endemicSatyrium coriifolium Sw. endemicSatyrium cristatum Sond. indigenousSatyrium cristatum Sond. var. cristatum, indigenousSatyrium cristatum Sond. var. longilabiatum A.V.Hall, indigenousSatyrium emarcidum Bolus, endemicSatyrium erectum Sw. endemicSatyrium eurycalcaratum Niet, endemicSatyrium excelsum Thunb. accepted asDisa tripetaloides (L.f.) N.E.Br.Satyrium foliosum Sw. endemicSatyrium hallackii Bolus, indigenousSatyrium hallackii Bolus subsp.hallackii , endemicSatyrium hallackii Bolus subsp.ocellatum (Bolus) A.V.Hall, indigenousSatyrium hians L.f. accepted asDisa hians (L.f.) Spreng.Satyrium humile Lindl. endemicSatyrium ligulatum Lindl. endemicSatyrium liltvedianum Niet, endemicSatyrium longicauda Lindl. indigenousSatyrium longicauda Lindl. var.jacottetianum (Kraenzl.) A.V.Hall, indigenousSatyrium longicauda Lindl. var.longicauda , indigenousSatyrium longicolle Lindl. endemicSatyrium lupulinum Lindl. endemicSatyrium macrophyllum Lindl. indigenousSatyrium membranaceum Sw. endemicSatyrium microrrhynchum Schltr. indigenousSatyrium muticum Lindl. endemicSatyrium neglectum Schltr. indigenousSatyrium neglectum Schltr. subsp.neglectum , indigenousSatyrium neglectum Schltr. subsp.neglectum var.neglectum , indigenousSatyrium neglectum Schltr. subsp.woodii (Schltr.) A.V.Hall, indigenousSatyrium odorum Sond. endemicSatyrium outeniquense Schltr. endemicSatyrium pallens S.D.Johnson & Kurzweil, endemicSatyrium parviflorum Sw. indigenousSatyrium princeps Bolus, endemicSatyrium pulchrum S.D.Johnson & Kurzweil, endemicSatyrium pumilum Thunb. endemicSatyrium pygmaeum Sond. endemicSatyrium retusum Lindl. endemicSatyrium rhodanthum Schltr. endemicSatyrium rhynchanthum Bolus, endemicSatyrium rupestre Schltr. ex Bolus, endemicSatyrium situsanguinum Niet & Liltved, endemicSatyrium sphaerocarpum Lindl. indigenousSatyrium stenopetalum Lindl. indigenousSatyrium stenopetalum Lindl. subsp.brevicalcaratum (Bolus) A.V.Hall, endemicSatyrium stenopetalum Lindl. subsp.stenopetalum , endemicSatyrium striatum Thunb. endemicSatyrium trinerve Lindl. indigenousSatyrium triste L.f. accepted asAcrolophia capensis (P.J.Bergius) Fourc. indigenousSatyrium x guthriei Bolus, endemicGenusSchizochilus :[ 3]
GenusSchizodium :[ 3]
GenusSerapia :[ 3]
GenusSerapias :[ 3]
GenusSolenangis :[ 3]
GenusStenoglottis :[ 3]
GenusTridactyle :[ 3]
GenusVanilla :[ 3]
GenusYpsilopus :[ 3]
GenusZeuxine :[ 3]
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