Podangis is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae.
| Podangis | |
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| Podangis dactyloceras | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
| Tribe: | Vandeae |
| Subtribe: | Angraecinae |
| Genus: | Podangis Schltr. |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Neowolffia O.Gruss | |
There are two known species, native to tropical western and central Africa ranging from Senegal to Tanzania to Angola.[1]
- Podangis dactyloceras (Rchb.f.) Schltr. (1918) - from Sierra Leone to Tanzania to Angola
- Podangis rhipsalisocia (Rchb.f.) P.J.Cribb & Carlsward, (2012) - from Senegal to Central African Republic to Angola
References
edit- Berg Pana, H. 2005. Handbuch der Orchideen-Namen. Dictionary of Orchid Names. Dizionario dei nomi delle orchidee. Ulmer, Stuttgart
- Burkill, H.M. (1985). The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 4.
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