Ancistrorhynchus is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family Orchidaceae. It contains 16 species native to tropical Africa.
Species
- Ancistrorhynchus akeassiae <small>Pérez-Vera</small> - Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Liberia
- Ancistrorhynchus brevifolius <small>Finet</small> - Congo-Brazzaville
- Ancistrorhynchus capitatus <small>(Lindl.) Summerh.</small> - Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Togo, Central African Republic, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Cameroon, Gulf of Guinea Islands, Uganda, Zaire (Democratic Republic of the Congo, Congo-Kinshasa)
- Ancistrorhynchus cephalotes <small>(Rchb.f.) Summerh.</small> - Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Togo
- Ancistrorhynchus clandestinus <small>(Lindl.) Schltr.</small> - Ivory Coast, Ghana, Rwanda, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Togo, Central African Republic, Gabon, Cameroon, Uganda, Zaire (Democratic Republic of the Congo, Congo-Kinshasa)
- Ancistrorhynchus crystalensis <small>P.J.Cribb & Laan</small> - Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Cameroon, Gulf of Guinea Islands
- Ancistrorhynchus laxiflorus <small>Mansf.</small> - Tanzania
- Ancistrorhynchus metteniae <small>(Kraenzl.) Summerh.</small> - Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Central African Republic, Gabon, Cameroon, Uganda, Zaire (Democratic Republic of the Congo, Congo-Kinshasa), Tanzania, Ethiopia, Gulf of Guinea Islands,
- Ancistrorhynchus ovatus <small>Summerh.</small> - Central African Republic, Gabon, Cameroon, Uganda, Congo-Brazzaville, Zaire (Democratic Republic of the Congo, Congo-Kinshasa)
- Ancistrorhynchus parviflorus <small>Summerh.</small> - Tanzania
- Ancistrorhynchus paysanii <small>Senghas</small> - Kenya
- Ancistrorhynchus recurvus <small>Finet</small> - Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria, Togo, Cameroon, Uganda, Congo-Brazzaville, Zaire (Democratic Republic of the Congo, Congo-Kinshasa), Gulf of Guinea Islands
- Ancistrorhynchus schumannii <small>(Kraenzl.) Summerh.</small> - Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, Zaire (Democratic Republic of the Congo, Congo-Kinshasa)
- Ancistrorhynchus serratus <small>Summerh</small> - Bioko, Nigeria, Cameroon, Congo-Brazzaville
- Ancistrorhynchus straussii <small>(Schltr.) Schltr.</small> - Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, Zaire (Democratic Republic of the Congo, Congo-Kinshasa)
- Ancistrorhynchus tenuicaulis <small>Summerh.</small> - Cameroon, Gabon, Zaire (Democratic Republic of the Congo, Congo-Kinshasa), Equatorial Guinea, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, Malawi
See also
References
- 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