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Dracomonticola

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Dracomonticola
Botanical illustration of Dracomonticola virginea by Harry Bolus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Orchidoideae
Tribe: Orchideae
Subtribe: Orchidinae
Genus: Dracomonticola
H.P.Linder & Kurzweil
Species:
D. virginea
Binomial name
Dracomonticola virginea
(Bolus) H.P.Linder & Kurzweil
Synonyms[1]
  • Platanthera virginea Bolus
  • Gymnadenia virginea (Bolus) Kraenzl.
  • Brachycorythis virginea (Bolus) Rolfe
  • Neobolusia virginea (Bolus) Schltr.

Dracomonticola is a genus of flowering plants in the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains only one known species, Dracomonticola virginea, native to Lesotho and South Africa.[1][2]

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References

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  1. ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. ^ 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.
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