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.

Rwanda: 6 taxa.

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Species		Content
aurantiacus (Rolfe) Bytebier		Description, Image
eustachyus (Rchb. f.) Bytebier		Description, Image
mechowii Rchb. f.		Description, Image
odontoglossus (Rchb. f.) Bytebier		Description, Image
ruwenzoriensis (Rendle) Bytebier
subulatus (Rendle) Bytebier

Other sources of information about Orthochilus:

Our websites:

Flora of Angola: Orthochilus
Flora of Botswana: Orthochilus
Flora of Burundi: Orthochilus
Flora of Caprivi: Orthochilus
Flora of the DRC: Orthochilus
Flora of Kenya: Orthochilus
Flora of Malawi: Orthochilus
Flora of Mozambique: Orthochilus
Flora of Tanzania: Orthochilus
Flora of Uganda: 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