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Terrestrial, rarely epiphytic, herbs. Stem, ovary and calyx often glandular-hairy. Leaves mostly radical with a few sheath-like on stem. Flowers in terminal raceme, white, pink or purple to mauve. Dorsal sepal often forming a hood with the petals; lateral free. Lip entire or 3-5-lobed, with a spur. Worldwide: 125 species, mostly native to Madagascar and the Mascarenes, with c.20 in mainland Africa. Zambia: 4 taxa. |
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Species | FZ divisions | Provinces | Content |
anacamptoides Kraenzl. var. anacamptoides | N,E | N,Mc | Description, Image |
anacamptoides Kraenzl. var. ecalcarata P.J. Cribb[NrEnd] | E | Description | |
debilis (Hook.f.) Summerh. | N,W,C | Nw,Cb,Mc,C | Description, Image |
kassneriana Kraenzl. | E | Mc | Description, Image |
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