Checklist: Orchidaceae

ORCHIDACEAE

Introduction:

This is a checklist of species, generated from the database, which are known to have been cultivated in Democratic Republic of the Congo.

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Literature:   
Ball, J.S. (1978) Southern African Epiphytic Orchids. Conservation Press, Johannesburg.  
Ball, J.S. (2009) Terrestrial African Orchids, A Selected Review.   
Fibeck, W. & Dare, M. (1993) Terrestrial Orchids in Zimbabwe. Excelsa 16 47-71  
La Croix, I. & Cribb, P.J. (1995) Orchidaceae (Part 1) Flora Zambesiaca 11(1)   
La Croix, I. & Cribb, P.J. (1998) Orchidaceae (Part 2) Flora Zambesiaca 11(2)   
La Croix, I. et al. (1991) Orchids of Malawi A.A. Balkema, Rotterdam  
McMurtry, D., Grobler, L., Grobler, J. & Burns, S. (2008) Field Guide to the ORCHIDS of Northern South Africa and Swaziland Umdaus Press, PO Box 11059 Hatfield 0028 South Africa  
Schelpe, E.A.C.L.E. (1976) A Provisional Checklist of the Orchidaceae of Mozambique South African Journal of Botany 42(4)   
 
Names
 
FZ.23. VANILLA Mill.
Vanilla planifolia Andrews
Vanilla bampsiana Geerinck

Copyright: The DRC flora team, 2024-26

The DRC flora team (2026). Flora of the Democratic Republic of the Congo: Cultivated plants checklist: Orchidaceae.
https://www.drcongoflora.com/speciesdata/utilities/utility-display-cult-checklist.php?family_id=161, retrieved 6 October 2026

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