Holothrix

Holothrix
Holothrix orthoceras, illustration
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Embryophytes
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Spermatophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Orchidaceae
Subfamily:	Orchidoideae
Tribe:	Orchideae
Subtribe:	Orchidinae
Genus:	Holothrix Rich. ex Lindl. (1835), nom. cons.
Synonyms
Bartholina R.Br. (1813), nom. rej. prop. Bucculina Lindl. (1837) Deroemera Rchb.f. (1852) Lathrisia Sw. (1829) Monotris Lindl. (1834) Saccidium Lindl. (1835) Scopularia Lindl. (1834) Tryphia Lindl. (1835)

Holothrix is a genus of flowering plants in family Orchidaceae. It includes 48 species native to sub-Saharan Africa and the southwestern Arabian Peninsula.

Species

As of July 2024, Plants of the World Online accepts the following 48 species:.

• Holothrix aphylla (Forssk.) Rchb.f.
• Holothrix arachnoidea (A.Rich.) Rchb.f.
• Holothrix aspera (Lindl.) Rchb.f.
• Holothrix brevipetala Immelman & Schelpe
• Holothrix brongniartiana Rchb.f.
• Holothrix buchananii Schltr.
• Holothrix burchellii (Lindl.) Rchb.f.
• Holothrix burmanniana (L.) Le Péchon & Bytebier
• Holothrix cernua (Burm.f.) Schelpe
• Holothrix condensata Sond.
• Holothrix culveri Bolus
• Holothrix elgonensis Summerh.
• Holothrix etheliae (Bolus) Le Péchon & Bytebier
• Holothrix exilis Lindl.
• Holothrix filicornis Immelman & Schelpe
• Holothrix grandiflora (Sond.) Rchb.f.
• Holothrix hydra P.J.Cribb
• Holothrix incurva Lindl.
• Holothrix johnstonii Rolfe
• Holothrix klimkoana Szlach. & Marg.
• Holothrix longicornu G.J.Lewis
• Holothrix longiflora Rolfe
• Holothrix macowaniana Rchb.f.
• Holothrix majubensis C.Archer & R.H.Archer
• Holothrix micrantha Schltr.
• Holothrix montigena Ridl.
• Holothrix mundii Sond.
• Holothrix nyasae Rolfe
• Holothrix orthoceras (Harv.) Rchb.f.
• Holothrix papillosa Summerh.
• Holothrix parviflora (Lindl.) Rchb.f.
• Holothrix pentadactyla (Summerh.) Summerh.
• Holothrix pilosa (Burch. ex Lindl.) Rchb.f.
• Holothrix pleistodactyla Kraenzl.
• Holothrix praecox Rchb.f.
• Holothrix randii Rendle
• Holothrix schimperi Rchb.f.
• Holothrix schlechteriana Kraenzl. ex Schltr.
• Holothrix scopularia Rchb.f.
• Holothrix secunda (Thunb.) Rchb.f.
• Holothrix socotrana Rolfe
• Holothrix squammata (Hochst. ex A.Rich.) Rchb.f.
• Holothrix thodei Rolfe
• Holothrix tridactylites Summerh.
• Holothrix tridentata (Hook.f.) Rchb.f.
• Holothrix triloba (Rolfe) Kraenzl.
• Holothrix unifolia Rchb.f.
• Holothrix villosa Lindl.

External links

• Media related to Holothrix at Wikimedia Commons
• Data related to Holothrix at Wikispecies