List of Orchidaceae of South Africa

Orchidaceae is a family of flowering plants (anthophytes) in the order Asparagales .

23,420 species of vascular plant have been recorded in South Africa, making it the sixth most species-rich country in the world and the most species-rich country on the African continent. Of these, 153 species are considered to be threatened. Nine biomes have been described in South Africa: Fynbos, Succulent Karoo, desert, Nama Karoo, grassland, savanna, Albany thickets, the Indian Ocean coastal belt, and forests.

The 2018 South African National Biodiversity Institute's National Biodiversity Assessment plant checklist lists 35,130 taxa in the phyla Anthocerotophyta (hornworts (6)), Anthophyta (flowering plants (33534)), Bryophyta (mosses (685)), Cycadophyta (cycads (42)), Lycopodiophyta (Lycophytes(45)), Marchantiophyta (liverworts (376)), Pinophyta (conifers (33)), and Pteridophyta (cryptogams (408)).

67 genera are represented in the literature. Listed taxa include species, subspecies, varieties, and forms as recorded, some of which have subsequently been allocated to other taxa as synonyms, in which cases the accepted taxon is appended to the listing. Multiple entries under alternative names reflect taxonomic revision over time.

Acampe Genus Acampe: Acampe pachyglossa Rchb.f. indigenous Acampe praemorsa (Roxb.) Blatt. & McCann, accepted as Acampe pachyglossa Rchb.f. indigenous

Acrolophia Genus Acrolophia: Acrolophia barbata (Thunb.) H.P.Linder, accepted as Acrolophia lunata (Schltr.) Schltr. & Bolus, endemic Acrolophia bolusii Rolfe, endemic Acrolophia capensis (P.J.Bergius) Fourc. endemic Acrolophia capensis (P.J.Bergius) Fourc. var. lamellata (Lindl.) Schelpe, accepted as Acrolophia lamellata (Lindl.) Pfitzer, indigenous Acrolophia cochlearis (Lindl.) Schltr. & Bolus, endemic Acrolophia comosa (Sond.) Schltr. & Bolus, accepted as Acrolophia capensis (P.J.Bergius) Fourc. indigenous Acrolophia fimbriata Schltr. accepted as Acrolophia micrantha (Lindl.) Pfitzer, indigenous Acrolophia lamellata (Lindl.) Pfitzer, endemic Acrolophia lunata (Schltr.) Schltr. & Bolus, endemic Acrolophia micrantha (Lindl.) Pfitzer, endemic Acrolophia parvula Schltr. accepted as Acrolophia ustulata (Bolus) Schltr. & Bolus, indigenous Acrolophia sphaerocarpa (Sond.) Schltr. & Bolus, accepted as Acrolophia capensis (P.J.Bergius) Fourc. indigenous Acrolophia triste (L.f.) Schltr. & Bolus, accepted as Acrolophia capensis (P.J.Bergius) Fourc. indigenous Acrolophia ustulata (Bolus) Schltr. & Bolus, endemic

Aerangis Genus Aerangis: Aerangis kirkii (Rchb.f.) Schltr. indigenous Aerangis mystacidii (Rchb.f.) Schltr. indigenous Aerangis somalensis (Schltr.) Schltr. indigenous Aerangis verdickii (De Wild.) Schltr. indigenous Aerangis verdickii (De Wild.) Schltr. var. verdickii, indigenous

Aeranthes Genus Aeranthes: Aeranthes gracilis (Harv.) Rchb.f. accepted as Mystacidium gracile Harv. indigenous

Angraecum Genus Angraecum: Angraecum aphyllum Thouars, accepted as Microcoelia aphylla (Thouars) Summerh. indigenous Angraecum chamaeanthus Schltr. indigenous Angraecum conchiferum Lindl. indigenous Angraecum cultriforme Summerh. indigenous Angraecum pusillum Lindl. indigenous Angraecum sacciferum Lindl. indigenous Angraecum stella-africae P.J.Cribb, indigenous

Ansellia Genus Ansellia: Ansellia africana Lindl. indigenous

Bartholina Genus Bartholina: Bartholina burmanniana (L.) Ker Gawl. endemic Bartholina etheliae Bolus, indigenous

Bolusiella Genus Bolusiella: Bolusiella maudiae (Bolus) Schltr. indigenous

Bonatea Genus Bonatea: Bonatea bracteata G.J.McDonald & McMurtry, accepted as Habenaria transvaalensis Schltr. endemic Bonatea cassidea Sond. indigenous Bonatea lamprophylla J.L.Stewart, endemic Bonatea polypodantha (Rchb.f.) L.Bolus, indigenous Bonatea porrecta (Bolus) Summerh. indigenous Bonatea pulchella Summerh. indigenous Bonatea saundersiae (Harv.) T.Durand & Schinz, accepted as Bonatea cassidea Sond. Bonatea saundersioides (Kraenzl. & Schltr.) Cortesi, indigenous Bonatea speciosa (L.f.) Willd. indigenous Bonatea speciosa (L.f.) Willd. var. antennifera (Rolfe) Sommerv. accepted as Bonatea antennifera Rolfe, indigenous Bonatea steudneri (Rchb.f.) T.Durand & Schinz, indigenous

Brachycorythis Genus Brachycorythis: Brachycorythis conica (Summerh.) Summerh. indigenous Brachycorythis conica (Summerh.) Summerh. subsp. transvaalensis Summerh. endemic Brachycorythis inhambanensis (Schltr.) Schltr. endemic Brachycorythis macowaniana Rchb.f. endemic Brachycorythis ovata Lindl. indigenous Brachycorythis ovata Lindl. subsp. ovata, indigenous Brachycorythis pleistophylla Rchb.f. indigenous Brachycorythis pleistophylla Rchb.f. subsp. pleistophylla, indigenous Brachycorythis pubescens Harv. indigenous Brachycorythis tenuior Rchb.f. indigenous

Brownleea Genus Brownleea: Brownleea coerulea Harv. ex Lindl. indigenous Brownleea galpinii Bolus, indigenous Brownleea galpinii Bolus subsp. galpinii, indigenous Brownleea galpinii Bolus subsp. major (Bolus) H.P.Linder, indigenous Brownleea graminicola McMurtry, indigenous Brownleea macroceras Sond. indigenous Brownleea parviflora Harv. ex Lindl. indigenous Brownleea recurvata Sond. endemic

Bulbophyllum Genus Bulbophyllum: Bulbophyllum elliotii Rolfe, indigenous Bulbophyllum longiflorum Thouars, indigenous Bulbophyllum malawiense Morris, accepted as Bulbophyllum elliotii Rolfe Bulbophyllum sandersonii (Hook.f.) Rchb.f. indigenous Bulbophyllum sandersonii (Hook.f.) Rchb.f. subsp. sandersonii, indigenous Bulbophyllum scaberulum (Rolfe) Bolus, indigenous Bulbophyllum scaberulum (Rolfe) Bolus var. scaberulum, indigenous

Calanthe Genus Calanthe: Calanthe sylvatica (Thouars) Lindl. indigenous

Centrostigma Genus Centrostigma: Centrostigma occultans (Welw. ex Rchb.f.) Schltr. indigenous

Ceratandra Genus Ceratandra: Ceratandra atrata (L.) T.Durand & Schinz, endemic Ceratandra bicolor Sond. ex Bolus, endemic Ceratandra globosa Lindl. endemic Ceratandra grandiflora Lindl. endemic Ceratandra harveyana Lindl. endemic Ceratandra venosa (Lindl.) Schltr. endemic

Cheirostylis Genus Cheirostylis: Cheirostylis gymnochiloides (Ridl.) Rchb.f. accepted as Cheirostylis nuda (Thouars) Ormerod, indigenous Cheirostylis nuda (Thouars) Ormerod, indigenous

Cirrhopetalum Genus Cirrhopetalum: Cirrhopetalum umbellatum (G.Forst.) Hook. & Arn. accepted as Bulbophyllum longiflorum Thouars

Corycium Genus Corycium: Corycium alticola Parkman & Schelpe, accepted as Pterygodium alticola (Parkman & Schelpe) J.C.Manning & Goldblatt, indigenous Corycium bicolorum (Thunb.) Sw. accepted as Pterygodium bicolorum (Thunb.) Schltr. endemic Corycium bifidum Sond. accepted as Pterygodium bifidum (Sond.) Schltr. endemic Corycium carnosum (Lindl.) Rolfe, accepted as Evotella carnosa (Lindl.) J.C.Manning & Goldblatt, endemic Corycium crispum (Thunb.) Sw. accepted as Pterygodium crispum (Thunb.) Schltr. endemic Corycium deflexum (Bolus) Rolfe, accepted as Pterygodium deflexum Bolus, endemic Corycium dracomontanum Parkman & Schelpe, accepted as Pterygodium dracomontanum (Parkman & Schelpe) J.C.Manning & Goldblatt, indigenous Corycium excisum Lindl. accepted as Pterygodium excisum (Lindl.) Schltr. endemic Corycium flanaganii (Bolus) Kurzweil & H.P.Linder, accepted as Pterygodium flanaganii Bolus, indigenous Corycium ingeanum E.G.H.Oliv. accepted as Pterygodium ingeanum (E.G.H.Oliv.) J.C.Manning & Goldblatt, endemic Corycium microglossum Lindl. accepted as Pterygodium microglossum (Lindl.) Schltr. endemic Corycium nigrescens Sond. accepted as Pterygodium nigrescens (Sond.) Schltr. indigenous Corycium orobanchoides (L.f.) Sw. accepted as Pterygodium orobanchoides (L.f.) Schltr. endemic Corycium tricuspidatum Bolus, accepted as Pterygodium tricuspidatum (Bolus) Schltr. indigenous

Corymborkis Genus Corymborkis: Corymborkis corymbis Thouars, indigenous

Cymbidium Genus Cymbidium: Cymbidium aculeatum (L.f.) Sw. accepted as Orthochilus aculeatus (L.f.) Bytebier, indigenous Cymbidium adenoglossum Lindl. accepted as Orthochilus adenoglossus (Lindl.) Bytebier, indigenous Cymbidium ustulatum Bolus, accepted as Acrolophia ustulata (Bolus) Schltr. & Bolus, indigenous

Cynorkis Genus Cynorkis: Cynorkis compacta (Rchb.f.) Rolfe, endemic Cynorkis kassneriana Kraenzl. indigenous

Cyrtorchis Genus Cyrtorchis: Cyrtorchis arcuata (Lindl.) Schltr. indigenous Cyrtorchis arcuata (Lindl.) Schltr. subsp. arcuata, indigenous Cyrtorchis praetermissa Summerh. indigenous Cyrtorchis praetermissa Summerh. subsp. praetermissa, indigenous Cyrtorchis praetermissa Summerh. subsp. zuluensis (E.R.Harrison) H.P.Linder, endemic

Diaphananthe Genus Diaphananthe: Diaphananthe caffra (Bolus) H.P.Linder, accepted as Margelliantha caffra (Bolus) P.J.Cribb & J.Stewart, endemic Diaphananthe fragrantissima (Rchb.f.) Schltr. indigenous Diaphananthe millarii (Bolus) H.P.Linder, endemic Diaphananthe xanthopollinia (Rchb.f.) Summerh. accepted as Rhipidoglossum xanthopollinium (Rchb.f.) Schltr. endemic

Didymoplexis Genus Didymoplexis: Didymoplexis verrucosa J.Stewart & Hennessy, endemic

Disa Genus Disa: Disa aconitoides Sond. indigenous Disa aconitoides Sond. subsp. aconitoides, indigenous Disa afra Bolus, indigenous Disa albomagentea E.G.H.Oliv. & Liltved, indigenous Disa alticola H.P.Linder, endemic Disa amoena H.P.Linder, endemic Disa arida Vlok, endemic Disa aristata H.P.Linder, endemic Disa atricapilla (Harv. ex Lindl.) Bolus, endemic Disa atrorubens Schltr. endemic Disa aurata (Bolus) L.T.Parker & Koop. endemic Disa barbata (L.f.) Sw. endemic Disa basutorum Schltr. indigenous Disa baurii Bolus, indigenous Disa begleyi L.Bolus, endemic Disa bifida (Thunb.) Sw. endemic Disa biflora (L.) Druce, indigenous Disa bivalvata (L.f.) T.Durand & Schinz, endemic Disa bodkinii Bolus, endemic Disa bolusiana Schltr. endemic Disa brachyceras Lindl. endemic Disa bracteata Sw. endemic Disa brevicornis (Lindl.) Bolus, indigenous Disa brevipetala H.P.Linder, endemic Disa cardinalis H.P.Linder, endemic Disa caulescens Lindl. endemic Disa cedarbergensis H.P.Linder, endemic Disa cephalotes Rchb.f. indigenous Disa cephalotes Rchb.f. subsp. cephalotes, indigenous Disa cephalotes Rchb.f. subsp. frigida (Schltr.) H.P.Linder, indigenous Disa cernua (Thunb.) Sw. endemic Disa chrysostachya Sw. indigenous Disa clavicornis H.P.Linder, endemic Disa cochlearis S.D.Johnson & Liltved, endemic Disa comosa (Rchb.f.) Schltr. endemic Disa conferta Bolus, endemic Disa cooperi Rchb.f. indigenous Disa cornuta (L.) Sw. indigenous Disa crassicornis Lindl. indigenous Disa cylindrica (Thunb.) Sw. endemic Disa densiflora (Lindl.) Bolus, endemic Disa dracomontana Schelpe ex H.P.Linder, endemic Disa draconis (L.f.) Sw. endemic Disa ecalcarata (G.J.Lewis) H.P.Linder, endemic Disa elegans Sond. ex Rchb.f. endemic Disa esterhuyseniae Schelpe ex H.P.Linder, endemic Disa extinctoria Rchb.f. indigenous Disa fasciata Lindl. endemic Disa ferruginea (Thunb.) Sw. endemic Disa filicornis (L.f.) Thunb. endemic Disa flexuosa (L.) Sw. endemic Disa forcipata Schltr. endemic Disa forficaria Bolus, endemic Disa fragrans Schltr. indigenous Disa fragrans Schltr. subsp. fragrans, indigenous Disa galpinii Rolfe, endemic Disa gladioliflora Burch. ex Lindl. indigenous Disa gladioliflora Burch. ex Lindl. subsp. capricornis (Rchb.f.) H.P.Linder, endemic Disa gladioliflora Burch. ex Lindl. subsp. gladioliflora, endemic Disa glandulosa Burch. ex Lindl. endemic Disa graminifolia Ker Gawl. ex Spreng. endemic Disa hallackii Rolfe, endemic Disa harveiana Lindl. indigenous Disa harveiana Lindl. subsp. harveiana, endemic Disa harveiana Lindl. subsp. longicalcarata S.D.Johnson & H.P.Linder, endemic Disa hians (L.f.) Spreng. endemic Disa hircicornis Rchb.f. indigenous Disa inflexa (Lindl.) Bolus, endemic