Schizochilus is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It is native to southern and eastern Africa.Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant FamiliesPridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.C. & Rasmussen, F.N. (2001). Orchidoideae (Part 1). Genera Orchidacearum 2: 361 ff. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
Species accepted as of June 2014:
Schizochilus angustifolius Rolfe in W.H.Harvey & auct. suc. - South Africa Schizochilus bulbinella (Rchb.f.) Bolus - South Africa, Lesotho Schizochilus calcaratus P.J.Cribb & la Croix - Zimbabwe Schizochilus cecilii Rolfe - South Africa, Zimbabwe, Eswatini Schizochilus crenulatus H.P.Linder - Mpumalanga Schizochilus flexuosus Harv. ex Rolfe in W.H.Harvey & auct. suc. - South Africa, Lesotho Schizochilus gerrardii (Rchb.f.) Bolus - KwaZulu-Natal Schizochilus lepidus Summerh. - Zimbabwe, Mozambique Schizochilus lilacinus Schelpe ex H.P.Linder - Mpumalanga Schizochilus sulphureus Schltr. - Mozambique, Malawi, Tanzania Schizochilus zeyheri Sond. - South Africa, Eswatini
See also List of Orchidaceae genera
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