Auxopus
| Auxopus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
| |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
| Tribe: | Gastrodieae |
| Genus: | Schltr. |
| Type species | |
| Auxopus kamerunensis | |
Auxopus is a genus of the family Orchidaceae. It belongs to the tribe Gastrodieae.[1]
Little is known about the flower structure of members of Gastrodieae, which are saprophytic. Auxopus are leafless and contain inflorescences of flowers with their sepals and petals united.
Auxopus has 4 known species, native to tropical Africa and Madagascar.[2]
- Auxopus kamerunensis Schltr. - Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria, Central African Republic, Cameroon, Gabon
- Auxopus letouzeyi Szlach. - Cameroon
- Auxopus macranthus Summerh. - Ghana, Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Cameroon, Uganda, Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Auxopus madagascariensis Schltr. - Madagascar
References
- ^ Chase, Mark W.; Cameron, Kenneth M.; Freudenstein, John V.; Pridgeon, Alec M.; Salazar, Gerardo; van den Berg, Cássio; Schuiteman, André (2015). "An updated classification of Orchidaceae". Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. 177 (2): 151–174. doi:10.1111/boj.12234. ISSN 0024-4074.
- ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- Dressler, Robert L. The Orchids: Natural History and Classification. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1981.