Huttonaea

Huttonaea is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains 5 known species, all native to southern Africa (South Africa and Lesotho).[1] This genus was named in honour of Caroline Hutton née Atherstone.[2]

  1. Huttonaea fimbriata (Harv.) Rchb.f.
  2. Huttonaea grandiflora (Schltr.) Rolfe in W.H.Harvey
  3. Huttonaea oreophila Schltr.
  4. Huttonaea pulchra Harv.
  5. Huttonaea woodii Schltr.

Huttonaea
Botanical illustration of Huttonaea pulchra
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Orchidoideae
Tribe: Diseae
Subtribe: Huttonaeinae
Genus: Huttonaea
Harv.
Synonyms[1]

Hallackia Harv.

References
  1. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. Desmond, Ray (1994-01-01). Dictionary of British and Irish Botanists and Horticulturists: Including Plant Collectors, Flower Painters and Garden Designers. CRC Press. ISBN 9780850668438.
  • Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.A. & Rasmussen, F. eds. (1999). Genera Orchidacearum 1. Oxford Univ. Press.
  • Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.A. & Rasmussen, F. eds. (2001). Genera Orchidacearum 2. Oxford Univ. Press.
  • Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.A. & Rasmussen, F. eds. (2003). Genera Orchidacearum 3. Oxford Univ. Press
  • Berg Pana, H. 2005. Handbuch der Orchideen-Namen. Dictionary of Orchid Names. Dizionario dei nomi delle orchidee. Ulmer, Stuttgart


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