Ophrypetalum Diels

Description of the genus

Leaves alternate; inflorescence of 10-15 free carpels; fruiting carpels tapering at both ends.

Derivation of name: with petals resembling orchids in the genus Ophrys.

Worldwide: Monotypic. 1 species in South-central Africa.

Mozambique: 1 taxon.

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Species	FZ divisions	Content
odoratum Diels subsp. odoratum [VU]	N

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