FZ.42. Bolusiella Schltr.

Description of the genus

Very small, epiphytic herbs. Plants vitually stemless, monopodial; pseudobulbs 0. Leaves, fleshy, arranged in a fan, often laterally flattened. Inflorescence many flowered, borne below the leaves. Flowers small, sessile, white, mostly obscured by the bracts.

Worldwide: 6 species in tropical Africa

Rwanda: 4 taxa.

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SpeciesFZ divisionsContent
iridifolia (Rolfe) Schltr. subsp. iridifolia
iridifolia (Rolfe) Schltr. subsp. picea P.J. CribbDescription, Image
maudiae (Bolus) Schltr.Description
talbotii (Rendle) Summerh.

Other sources of information about Bolusiella:

Our websites:

Flora of Burundi: Bolusiella
Flora of the DRC: Bolusiella
Flora of Malawi: Bolusiella
Flora of Zambia: Bolusiella
Flora of Zimbabwe: Bolusiella

External websites:

African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Bolusiella
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Bolusiella
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Bolusiella
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Bolusiella
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Bolusiella
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Bolusiella
JSTOR Plant Science: Bolusiella
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Bolusiella
Plants of the World Online: Bolusiella
Tropicos: Bolusiella
Wikipedia: Bolusiella

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The Rwanda flora team (2025). Flora of Rwanda: Genus page: Bolusiella.
https://www.rwandaflora.com/speciesdata/genus.php?genus_id=442, retrieved 2 April 2025

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