Orthochilus Hochst. ex A. Rich.

Martos, F., Johnson, S.D., Peter, C.I & Bytebier, B. (2014) A molecular phylogeny reveals paraphyly of the large genus Eulophia (Orchidaceae): A case for the reinstatement of Orthochilus Taxon 63(1) 9-23

Description of the genus

Comment: Recent phylogenetic research established that the large genus Eulophia needed to be split in two to obtain a monophyletic status. Since the oldest available name within the newly separated group was Orthochilus this name has been reinstated.

Worldwide: 35 species in Subsaharan Africa, Madagascar, tropical and subtropical America.

Zimbabwe: 10 taxa.

Links to taxa: View: living plant images - herbarium specimen images - all images for this genus

Species	FZ divisions	Content
adenoglossus (Lindl.) Bytebier	N,C,E,S
aurantiacus (Rolfe) Bytebier	C	Image
eustachyus (Rchb. f.) Bytebier	N,C,E	Description, Image
foliosus (Lindl.) Bytebier	C,E
holubii (Rolfe) Bytebier	W
mechowii Rchb. f.	N,W,C,E,S	Description, Image
milnei (Rchb. f.) Bytebier[DD]	W,C,E	Description, Image
odontoglossus (Rchb. f.) Bytebier	C,E	Description, Image
rarus (Schltr.) Bytebier	C,E	Description, Image
walleri (Rchb. f.) Bytebier[CR]	W	Description, Image

Other sources of information about Orthochilus:

Our websites:

Flora of Botswana: Orthochilus
Flora of Caprivi: Orthochilus
Flora of Caprivi: cultivated Orthochilus
Flora of Malawi: Orthochilus
Flora of Mozambique: Orthochilus
Flora of Zambia: Orthochilus

External websites:

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