FZ.16. Platycoryne
Summerhayes, V.S. (1958) African orchids XXV Kew Bulletin 13(1) 57-87
Description of the genus
Terrestrial herbs with leafy unbranched stems. Flowers resupinate, usually bright orange (sometimes yellow or greenish-orange). Sepals free, the dorsal sepal forming a hood with the petals. Lip entire or 3-lobed, spurred. Column erect. Rostellum large. Worldwide: 17 species in tropical Africa and Madagascar Malawi: 6 taxa. |
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| Species | FZ divisions | Content |
| buchananiana (Kraenzl.) Rolfe | N,C,S | Description, Image |
| crocea (Schweinf. ex Rchb. f.) Rolfe | N | |
| mediocris Summerh. | N,C,S | Description, Image |
| pervillei Rchb. f. | S | Description, Image |
| protearum (Rchb. f.) Rolfe var. protearum | N | |
| protearum (Rchb.f.) Rolfe var. recurvirostra G.Will. | N | Description |
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