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.

Botswana: 2 taxa.

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

Species	FZ divisions	Content
holubii (Rolfe) Bytebier	N
walleri (Rchb. f.) Bytebier	N	Description, Image

Other sources of information about Orthochilus:

Our websites:

Flora of Burundi: Orthochilus
Flora of Caprivi: Orthochilus
Flora of the DRC: Orthochilus
Flora of Malawi: Orthochilus
Flora of Mozambique: Orthochilus
Flora of Rwanda: Orthochilus
Flora of Zambia: Orthochilus
Flora of Zimbabwe: 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