Auxopus

Auxopus

Scientific Classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Order: Asparagales
Family:Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Gastrodieae
SubTribe: Gastrodiinae
Alliance:
Genus: Auxopus
Schltr. 1905

Type Species
Auxopus kamerunensis

Auxopus is a genus of orchids containing three species.

Distribution[]

Plants are found from tropical Africa to Uganda, and in Madagascar

Description[]

Plants in this genus are Saprophytic orchids

Culture[]

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Naming[]

This genus was named after the greek word growth "Auxo" and stalk "pus".

Species[]

Auxopus kamerunensis Schltr., 1905
Auxopus macranthus Summerh.,1951 publ. 1952.
Auxopus madagascariensis Schltr., 1924.