Sphyrarhynchus

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Monocots
Ordo: Asparagales

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Epidendroideae
Tribus: Vandeae
Subtribus: Angraecinae
Genus: Sphyrarhynchus
Overview of species (3)

S. amaniense – S. brevilobus – S. schliebenii
Name

Sphyrarhynchus Mansf., Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 12: 706 (1935)
Distribution
Native distribution areas:

Africa
East Tropical Africa
Kenya, Tanzania.
South Tropical Africa
Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe.

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition
References

Mansfeld, R. 1935. Notizblatt des Botanischen Gartens und Museums zu Berlin-Dahlem 12: 706.

Links

Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2021. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Sphyrarhynchus. Accessed: 2021 Feb 7.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Sphyrarhynchus in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Feb 7. Reference page.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Sphyrarhynchus in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Feb 7. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2021. Sphyrarhynchus. Published online. Accessed: 7 Feb 2021.
The Plant List 2013. Sphyrarhynchus in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Feb 7.
Tropicos.org 2021. Sphyrarhynchus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 7 Feb 2021.

Vernacular names

phyrarhynchus is a monotypic genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. The sole species is Sphyrarhynchus schliebenii, endemic to Tanzania.[1][2][3]
See also

List of Orchidaceae genera

References

Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
Mansfeld, Rudolf. 1935. Notizblatt des Botanischen Gartens und Museums zu Berlin-Dahlem 12: 705-706
AFPD. 2008. African Flowering Plants Database - Base de Donnees des Plantes a Fleurs D'Afrique.