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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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Links to taxa: View: living plant images - herbarium specimen images - all images for this genus
| 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 |
Other sources of information about Ypsilopus:
Our websites:
Flora of Malawi: YpsilopusFlora of Mozambique: Ypsilopus
Flora of Zambia: Ypsilopus
External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): YpsilopusBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Ypsilopus
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Ypsilopus
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Ypsilopus
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
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
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