Terrestrial herbs. Leaves basal or cauline or appressed to the ground in a few spp. Inflorescence a terminal spike, Flowers usually inconspicuous, green, white or yellow. Sepals free, the dorsal sepal sometimes forming a hood with the petals. Petals entire or 2-lobed; lip usually 3-lobed, spurred, with the spur often swollen or flattened. Stigmatic arms often elongated. With Eulophia, this is one of the largest orchid genera in both Zimbabwe and Mozambique. Worldwide: c.600 species in the tropics and subtropics Tanzania: 26 taxa. |
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| Species | FTEA divisions | Content |
| anaphysema Rchb. f. | Description | |
| arianae Geerinck | ||
| epipactidea Rchb. f. | Description, Image | |
| filicornis Lindl. | Description, Image | |
| genuflexa Rendle | Description | |
| holothrix Schltr. | Description | |
| holubii Rolfe | Description, Image | |
| ichneumonea (Sw.) Lindl. | ||
| kilimanjari Rchb.f. | Description, Image | |
| lindblomii Schltr. | Description, Image | |
| lithophila Schltr. | ||
| macrandra Lindl. | Description, Image | |
| macrura Kraenzl. | Description, Image | |
| magnirostris Summerh. | Description, Image | |
| malacophylla Rchb. f. | Description, Image | |
| mechowii Rchb.f. | ||
| rautaneniana Kraenzl. | Description, Image | |
| retinervis Summerh. | Description, Image | |
| schimperiana A. Rich. | Description, Image | |
| stenorhynchos Schltr. | Description, Image | |
| tentaculigera Rchb. f. | Description, Image | |
| uhehensis Schltr. | Description, Image | |
| verdickii (De Wild.) Schltr. | Description, Image | |
| weberiana Schltr. | Image | |
| welwitschii Rchb. f. | ||
| zambesina Rchb.f. | Description, Image |