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FZ.52. Ypsilopus
Description of the genus
Epiphytic, rarely lithophytic, herb with monopodial growth. Pseudobulbs 0. Stem bearing pointed persistent leaf bases. Leaves forming a fan. Inflorescences racemose, arising from the stem base. Flowers white; spur greenish. Sepals and petals ± similar. Lip entire to obscurely 3-lobed, spurred. Pollinia 2. Stipes Y-shaped. Worldwide: 4 species in eastern Africa |
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| Species | Links to maps | FZ divisions | Content |
| erectus (P.J. Cribb) P.J. Cribb & J.L. Stewart | Altitude Rainfall Geology | C,E,S | Description, Image |
Other sources of information about Ypsilopus:
Flora of Mozambique: YpsilopusePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Ypsilopus
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Ypsilopus
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Ypsilopus
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Ypsilopus
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Ypsilopus
Kew Monocotyledon checklist: Ypsilopus
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