Orestias (plant)

Orestias
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Malaxideae
Subtribe: Malaxidinae
Genus: Orestias
Ridl.

Orestias is a genus of orchids. It has 4 known species, all native to central Africa, including the island of São Tomé in the Gulf of Guinea.[1][2][3]

  1. Orestias elegans Ridl. - São Tomé, Príncipe
  2. Orestias foliosa Summerh. in G.M.D.Troupin - Gabon, Zaire
  3. Orestias micrantha Summerh. - São Tomé, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea
  4. Orestias stelidostachya (Rchb.f.) Summerh. - São Tomé

References

  1. ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. ^ Margonska, H.B. & Szlachetko, D.L. (2005). Taxonomic revision of the African genus Orestias Ridl. (Malaxidinae, Orchidaceae). Annalen des Naturhistorischen Museums in Wien, B 107: 209-220.
  3. ^ Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.C. & Rasmussen, F.N. (2006). Epidendroideae (Part One). Genera Orchidacearum 4: 1-672. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.