Eggelingia Summerh.

La Croix, I. & Cribb, P.J. (1998) Orchidaceae (Part 2) Flora Zambesiaca 11(2)

Description of the genus

Epiphytic, monopodial herbs with long, slender, leafy stems. Leaves distichous, linear or ligulate, articulated at the base to persistent leaf sheaths. Inflorescence axillary, short, few-flowered. Flowers small, white. Sepals and petals free, subsimilar. Lip entire, ovate, spurred. Column short, fleshy. Pollinia 2, ovoid. Rostellum deflexed, triangular, bifid.

Worldwide: 3 species in tropical Africa.

Rwanda: 2 taxa.

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Species		Content
clavata Summerh.
ligulifolia Summerh.

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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Eggelingia
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EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Eggelingia
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IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Eggelingia
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Wikipedia: Eggelingia