Schizochilus

Classification System: APG IV

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

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Orchidoideae
Tribus: Orchideae
Subtribus: Orchidinae
Genus: Schizochilus
Overview of species (11)

S. angustifolius – S. bulbinella – S. calcaratus – S. cecilii – S. crenulatus – S. flexuosus – S. gerrardii – S. lepidus – S. lilacinus – S. sulphureus – S. zeyheri
Name

Schizochilus Sond., Linnaea 19: 78 (1846)

Type species: Schizochilus zeyheri Sond., Linnaea 19: 78 (1846)

Distribution
Native distribution areas:

Africa
East Tropical Africa
Tanzania.
South Tropical Africa
Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe.
Southern Africa
Cape Provinces, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Northern Provinces, Swaziland.

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

Sonder, G. 1846 (1847). Enumeratio Orchidearum, quas in Africa australi extratropica collegerunt C. F. Ecklon, Dr. et C. Zeyher. Linnaea 19: 71–112. BHL Reference page.
Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.W. & Rasmussen, F.N. (eds.) 2001. Genera Orchidacearum Volume 2: Orchidoideae (Part one); page 361 ff., Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-850710-0

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Schizochilus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 March 23. Reference page.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Schizochilus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 March 23. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2019. Schizochilus. Published online. Accessed: 23 March 2019. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2019. Schizochilus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 23 March 2019.

Vernacular names

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]

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

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: 361 ff. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.