Roeperocharis

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Monocots
Ordo: Asparagales

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Orchidoideae
Tribus: Orchideae
Subtribus: Orchidinae
Genus: Roeperocharis
Species: (5)
R. alcicornis – R. bennettiana – R. maleveziana – R. urbaniana – R. wentzeliana
Name

Roeperocharis Rchb.f., Otia Bot. Hamburg.: 104 (1881)

Type species: Roeperocharis bennettiana Rchb.f., Otia Bot. Hamburg.: 104 (1881)

References

Reichenbach, H.G. 1881.Otia Botanica Hamburgensia 104.
Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.W. & Rasmussen, F.N. (eds.) 2001. Genera Orchidacearum Volume 2: Orchidoideae (Part one); page 359 ff., Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-850710-0
Govaerts, R. et al. 2013. Roeperocharis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2013 Jan. 18. Reference page.
Emonocot.org 2014. Roeperocharis in The Orders and Families of Monocotyledons. Published online. Accessed: 2014 Mar. 16.
Tropicos.org 2013. Roeperocharis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 18 Jan. 2013.
International Plant Names Index. 2013. Roeperocharis. Published online. Accessed: Jan. 18 2013. Reference page.

Distribution
Native distribution areas:

Continental: Africa
Regional: East Tropical Africa
Kenya, Tanzania.
Regional: Northeast Tropical Africa
Ethiopia.
Regional: South Tropical Africa
Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia.
Regional: West-Central Tropical Africa
Zaire.

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition
Vernacular names

Roeperocharis is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae, native to eastern Africa. As of June 2014, the following species are recognized:[1][2]

Roeperocharis alcicornis Kraenzl. in H.G.Reichenbach - Ethiopia
Roeperocharis bennettiana Rchb.f. - Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia
Roeperocharis maleveziana Geerinck - Zaïre
Roeperocharis urbaniana Kraenzl. in H.G.Reichenbach - Ethiopia
Roeperocharis wentzeliana Kraenzl. - Zaïre, Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia

See also

List of Orchidaceae genera

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.