Taxonavigation

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Orchidoideae
Tribus: Diseae
Subtribus: Coryciinae
Genus: Ceratandra

Overview of species

C. atrata – C. bicolor – C. globosa – C. grandiflora – C. harveyana – C. venosa

Name

Ceratandra Lindl. in F.A.Bauer & J.Lindley, Ill. Orch. Pl.: t. 16 (1837)

• Type species:  Ceratandra atrata (L.) T.Durand & Schinz (1894) - ex - Ceratandra chloroleuca Eckl. ex F.A.Bauer (1837)

References

• Lindley, J. (1837) F.A.Bauer & J.Lindley, Ill. Illustrations of Orchidaceous Plants: t. 16.
• Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.W. & Rasmussen, F.N. (eds.) 2001. Genera Orchidacearum Volume 2: Orchidoideae (Part one); page 21 ff., Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-850710-0
  
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2012. Ceratandra in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2012 Sept. 4.
• Emonocot.org 2014. Ceratandra in The Orders and Families of Monocotyledons. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2014 May 28.
• Tropicos.org 2012. Ceratandra . Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2012 Sept. 24.
• International Plant Names Index. 2012. Ceratandra. Published online. Accessed 24. Sept. 2012.
• The Plant List 2013. Ceratandra in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2014 Apr. 26.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Ceratandra range map Continental: Africa  Regional: Southern Africa Cape Provinces. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDGW – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

Vernacular names

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