Stenoglottis

Classification System: APG IV

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

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Orchidoideae
Tribus: Orchideae
Subtribus: Orchidinae
Genus: Stenoglottis
Overview of species (5)

S. fimbriata – S. inandensis – S. longifolia – S. macloughlinii – S. woodii
Name

Stenoglottis Lindl., Companion Bot. Mag. 2: 209 (1837).

Type species: Stenoglottis fimbriata , Companion Bot. Mag. 2: 210 (1837)

Distribution
Native distribution areas:

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

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

Lindley, J. 1837. Companion to the Botanical Magazine 2: 209.

Additional references

Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.W. & Rasmussen, F.N. (eds.) 2001. Genera Orchidacearum Volume 2: Orchidoideae (Part one); page 368 ff., Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-850710-0

Links

Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2023. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Stenoglottis. Accessed: 2023 Sep 19.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Stenoglottis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Sep 19. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2023. Stenoglottis. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2023. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Sep 19. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2023. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Stenoglottis. Accessed: 19 Sep 2023.
International Plant Names Index. 2023. Stenoglottis. Published online. Accessed: 19 Sep 2023. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2023. Stenoglottis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 19 Sep 2023.

Vernacular names

Stenoglottis is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae native to southern and eastern Africa. Six of the 8 known species are endemic to South Africa.[1][2][3]

Stenoglottis fimbriata Lindl. – Swaziland, South Africa
Stenoglottis inandensis G.McDonald & D.G.A.Styles – KwaZulu-Natal
Stenoglottis longifolia Hook.f . – South Africa
Stenoglottis macloughlinii (L.Bolus) G.McDonald ex J.M.H.Shaw – South Africa
Stenoglottis modestus Truter & Joliffe – KwaZulu-Natal
Stenoglottis molweniensis G.McDonald ex J.M.H.Shaw – KwaZulu-Natal
Stenoglottis woodii Schltr. – KwaZulu-Natal
Stenoglottis zambesiaca Rolfe in D.Oliver & auct. suc. – Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, northeastern South Africa

See also

List of Orchidaceae genera

References

Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
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