Terrestrial herbs. Leaves basal or cauline or appressed to the ground in a few spp. Inflorescence a terminal spike, Flowers usually inconspicuous, green, white or yellow. Sepals free, the dorsal sepal sometimes forming a hood with the petals. Petals entire or 2-lobed; lip usually 3-lobed, spurred, with the spur often swollen or flattened. Stigmatic arms often elongated. With Eulophia, this is one of the largest orchid genera in both Zimbabwe and Mozambique. Worldwide: c.600 species in the tropics and subtropics Botswana: 8 taxa. |
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| Species | FZ divisions | Content |
| epipactidea Rchb. f. | SE | Description, Image |
| filicornis Lindl. | N | Description, Image |
| ichneumonea (Sw.) Lindl. | N | |
| kilimanjari Rchb.f. | N | Description, Image |
| pasmithii G.Will. [NrEnd?][DD] | N | Description, Image |
| schimperiana A. Rich. | Description, Image | |
| subarmata Rchb. f. | N? | Description, Image |
| trilobulata Schltr. | N | Description, Image |