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Scarf Orchids
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Scarf Orchids

Anochilus

Pterygodium is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It found primarily in southern Africa (South Africa, Lesotho, Swaziland) but one species is endemic to Tanzania.

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3 branches of this group, most-observed first

Onelobe Scarf-Orchid

speciesPterygodium hallii

Twolobe Scarf-Orchid

speciesPterygodium inversum

Purplestripe Scarf

speciesPterygodium flanaganii

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In the old herbals & bestiaries

Scarf Orchids in Rare Asiatic Plants, Vol. 1

Rare Asiatic Plants, Vol. 1

Nathaniel Wallich · 1830 · p.77

Scarf Orchids in Rare Asiatic Plants, Vol. 1

Rare Asiatic Plants, Vol. 1

Nathaniel Wallich · 1830 · p.76

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