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Platylepis
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Platylepis

Platylepis is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It is widespread across sub-Saharan Africa and also on various islands of the Pacific and Indian Oceans.

Platylepis bigibbosa H.Perrier - Madagascar

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12 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Platylepis glandulosa

speciesPlatylepis glandulosa

Platylepis occulta

speciesPlatylepis occulta

Platylepis densiflora

speciesPlatylepis densiflora

Platylepis heteromorpha

speciesPlatylepis heteromorpha

Platylepis zeuxinoides

speciesPlatylepis zeuxinoides

Platylepis flaccida

speciesPlatylepis flaccida

Platylepis scripta

speciesPlatylepis scripta

Platylepis bigibbosa

speciesPlatylepis bigibbosa

Platylepis hosokawae

speciesPlatylepis hosokawae

Platylepis grandiflora

speciesPlatylepis grandiflora

Platylepis laxa

speciesPlatylepis laxa

Platylepis viscosa

speciesPlatylepis viscosa

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 142487.