FZ.3. Cheirostylis Blume

Description of the genus

Terrestrial rhizomatous herbs. Stems erect, leafy. Leaves thin, petiolate, with sheathing base. Inflorescence erect, terminal. Flowers small, mostly white, often glandular-hairy; lateral sepals united for c.1/2 their length. Lip erect, saccate at base, bearing apical divergent lobes. Column with 2 apical appendages.

Worldwide: 15 species in the Old World tropics

DRC: 1 taxon.

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Species	FZ divisions	Content
lepida (Rchb.f.) Rolfe

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Flora of Burundi: Cheirostylis
Flora of Mozambique: Cheirostylis
Flora of Rwanda: Cheirostylis
Flora of Zimbabwe: Cheirostylis

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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Cheirostylis
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Tropicos: Cheirostylis
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