Arnottia

Arnottia is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae.[1] It is known only from Mauritius and Réunion Islands in the Indian Ocean. Four species are recognized (as of May 2014):[2]

  • Arnottia imbellis (Frapp. ex Cordem.) Schltr. - Réunion
  • Arnottia inermis (Thouars) S.Moore in J.G.Baker - Mauritius
  • Arnottia mauritiana A.Rich. - Mauritius and Réunion
  • Arnottia simplex (Frapp. ex Cordem.) Schltr. - Réunion

Arnottia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Orchidoideae
Tribe: Orchideae
Subtribe: Orchidinae
Genus: Arnottia
A.Rich.
Type species
Arnottia mauritiana
A.Rich.

See also

References
  1. Richard, Achille. 1828. Mémoires de la Société d'Histoire Naturelle de Paris 4: 29-30
  2. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  • Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.A. & Rasmussen, F. eds. (1999). Genera Orchidacearum 1. Oxford Univ. Press.
  • Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.A. & Rasmussen, F. eds. (2001). Genera Orchidacearum 2. Oxford Univ. Press.
  • Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.A. & Rasmussen, F. eds. (2003). Genera Orchidacearum 3. Oxford Univ. Press
  • Berg Pana, H. 2005. Handbuch der Orchideen-Namen. Dictionary of Orchid Names. Dizionario dei nomi delle orchidee. Ulmer, Stuttgart


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