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Issue: Vol. 711 No. 2: 24 Jul. 2025
Type: Article
Published: 2025-07-24
DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.711.2.1
Page range: 95-100
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Names in Habenaria for species currently in the African orchid genera Centrostigma, Platycoryne and Roeperocharis (Habenariinae, Orchidoideae)

Bews Herbarium, Centre for Functional Biodiversity , School of Life Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Private Bag X01, 3209 Scottsville, South Africa
Nomenclature Orchidaceae Monocots

Abstract

Molecular phylogenetic research has shown that the African genera Centrostigma, Platycoryne and Roeperocharis are all embedded in Habenaria. Here, I list all names in Habenaria for species previously in the above three genera and provide ten new names and ten new combinations.

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How to Cite

Bytebier, B. (2025) Names in Habenaria for species currently in the African orchid genera Centrostigma, Platycoryne and Roeperocharis (Habenariinae, Orchidoideae). Phytotaxa 711 (2): 95–100. https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.711.2.1