Ophrypetalum Diels

Description of the genus

Leaves alternate; inflorescence of 10-15 free carpels; fruiting carpels tapering at both ends.

Derivation of name: with petals resembling orchids in the genus Ophrys.

Worldwide: Monotypic. 1 species in South-central Africa.

Mozambique: 1 taxon.

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Species	FZ divisions	Content
odoratum Diels subsp. odoratum [VU]	N

Other sources of information about Ophrypetalum:

External websites:

African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Ophrypetalum
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Ophrypetalum
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Ophrypetalum
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Ophrypetalum
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Ophrypetalum
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Ophrypetalum
JSTOR Plant Science: Ophrypetalum
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Ophrypetalum
Plants of the World Online: Ophrypetalum
Tropicos: Ophrypetalum
Wikipedia: Ophrypetalum

Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave 2007-24

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2024). Flora of Mozambique: Genus page: Ophrypetalum.
https://www.mozambiqueflora.com/speciesdata/genus.php?genus_id=2524, retrieved 21 November 2024

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