FZ.52. Ypsilopus Summerh.

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: 4 species in eastern Africa

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Species	FZ divisions	Content
erectus (P.J. Cribb) P.J. Cribb & J.L. Stewart	MS	Description, Image

Other sources of information about Ypsilopus:

Flora of Zimbabwe: Ypsilopus
ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Ypsilopus
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Ypsilopus
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Ypsilopus
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Ypsilopus
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Ypsilopus
Kew Monocotyledon checklist: Ypsilopus

Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Stefaan Dondeyne 2007-13

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Dondeyne, S. (2013). Flora of Mozambique: Genus page: Ypsilopus.
http://www.mozambiqueflora.com/speciesdata/genus.php?genus_id=452, retrieved 19 May 2013

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