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.

Malawi: 10 taxa.

Links to taxa: View: living plant images - herbarium specimen images - all images for this genus

Species	FZ divisions	Content
adenoglossus (Lindl.) Bytebier	N,C,S
carsonii (Rolfe) Bytebier
euanthus (Schltr.) Bytebier		Description, Image
mechowii Rchb. f.	N,C,S	Description, Image
milnei (Rchb. f.) Bytebier	N,C,S	Description, Image
odontoglossus (Rchb. f.) Bytebier	N,C,S	Description, Image
rarus (Schltr.) Bytebier	N,C,S	Description, Image
thomsonii (Rolfe) Bytebier[NrEnd]	N	Description, Image
trilamellatus (De Wild.) Bytebier
walleri (Rchb. f.) Bytebier	N,C,S	Description, Image

Other sources of information about Orthochilus:

Our websites:

Flora of Botswana: Orthochilus
Flora of Burundi: Orthochilus
Flora of Caprivi: Orthochilus
Flora of the DRC: Orthochilus
Flora of Mozambique: Orthochilus
Flora of Rwanda: 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