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: 14 species in Africa Zimbabwe: 2 taxa. |
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| Species | FZ divisions | Content |
| erectus (P.J. Cribb) P.J. Cribb & J.L. Stewart | C,E,S | Description, Image |
| zimbabweensis Farminhão & P.J.Cribb[End][EN] | C,S | Description, Image |
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Flora of Rwanda: Ypsilopus
Flora of Zambia: Ypsilopus
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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): YpsilopusBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Ypsilopus
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Ypsilopus
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Ypsilopus
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iNaturalist: Ypsilopus
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Ypsilopus
JSTOR Plant Science: Ypsilopus
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Ypsilopus
Plants of the World Online: Ypsilopus
Tropicos: Ypsilopus
Wikipedia: Ypsilopus