# Rhipidoglossum

Rhipidoglossum is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains 53 species, all from sub-Saharan Africa.

## Species

This genus contains the following species:
* Rhipidoglossum adoxum (F.N.Rasm.) Senghas
* Rhipidoglossum afrum (Bolus) Farminhão & Stévart
* Rhipidoglossum arbonnieri (Geerinck) Eb.Fisch., Killmann, J.-P.Lebel & Delep. – grows in epiphyte forests near waterfalls
* Rhipidoglossum bilobatum (Summerh.) Szlach. & Olszewski
* Rhipidoglossum brachyceras (Summerh.) Farminhão & Stévart
* Rhipidoglossum brevifolium Summerh.
* Rhipidoglossum burttii (Summerh.) Summerh.
* Rhipidoglossum candidum (P.J.Cribb) Senghas
* Rhipidoglossum clavatum (P.J.Cribb) Farminhão & Stévart – lives in Afromontane regions
* Rhipidoglossum confusum (P.J.Cribb) Farminhão & Stévart
* Rhipidoglossum cuneatum (Summerh.) Garay
* Rhipidoglossum curvatum (Rolfe) Garay
* Rhipidoglossum delepierreanum (J.-P.Lebel & Geerinck) Eb.Fisch., Killmann, J.-P.Lebel & Delep. – native to rivers at elevations of 1,800 metres (5,900 ft) above sea level
* Rhipidoglossum densiflorum Summerh.
* Rhipidoglossum eggelingii (Summerh.) Farminhão & Stévart
* Rhipidoglossum globulare (P.J.Cribb) Farminhão & Stévart – native to Tanzania
* Rhipidoglossum globulosocalcaratum (De Wild.) Summerh.
* Rhipidoglossum kamerunense (Schltr.) Garay
* Rhipidoglossum laticalcar (J.B.Hall) Senghas
* Rhipidoglossum laxiflorum Summerh.
* Rhipidoglossum leedalii (P.J.Cribb) Farminhão & Stévart – native to Kenya and Tanzania in Eastern Africa
* Rhipidoglossum longicalcar Summerh.
* Rhipidoglossum lucieae Farminhão & P.J.Cribb
* Rhipidoglossum magnicalcar Szlach. & Olszewski
* Rhipidoglossum melianthum (P.J.Cribb) Senghas
* Rhipidoglossum microphyllum Summerh.
* Rhipidoglossum mildbraedii (Kraenzl.) Garay
* Rhipidoglossum millarii (Bolus) Farminhão & Stévart – grows on twigs in coastal forests of southeastern Cape Provinces and southwestern KwaZulu-Natal
* Rhipidoglossum montanum (Piers) Senghas
* Rhipidoglossum montealenense Descourv., Stévart & P.J.Cribb – native to costal southwest Guinea
* Rhipidoglossum obanense (Rendle) Summerh.
* Rhipidoglossum ochyrae Szlach. & Olszewski
* Rhipidoglossum orientalis (Mansf.) Szlach. & Olszewski
* Rhipidoglossum ovale (Summerh.) Garay
* Rhipidoglossum oxycentron (P.J.Cribb) Senghas
* Rhipidoglossum pareense P.J.Cribb & Hemp – native to the Pare Mountains of Tanzania
* Rhipidoglossum paucifolium D.Johanss.
* Rhipidoglossum pendulum (la Croix & P.J.Cribb) Farminhão & Stévart
* Rhipidoglossum philatelicum Farminhão & P.J.Cribb
* Rhipidoglossum polyanthum (Kraenzl.) Szlach. & Olszewski
* Rhipidoglossum polydactylum (Kraenzl.) Garay
* Rhipidoglossum pulchellum (Summerh.) Garay
* Rhipidoglossum pusillum (Summerh.) Farminhão & Stévart – a dwarf plant with a stem of 2 centimetres (0.79 in)
* Rhipidoglossum rutilum (Rchb.f.) Schltr. – native to tropical Africa
* Rhipidoglossum schimperianum (A.Rich.) Garay
* Rhipidoglossum stellatum (P.J.Cribb) Szlach. & Olszewski
* Rhipidoglossum stolzii (Schltr.) Garay
* Rhipidoglossum subsimplex (Summerh.) Garay
* Rhipidoglossum tanneri (P.J.Cribb) Senghas
* Rhipidoglossum tenuicalcar (Summerh.) Garay
* Rhipidoglossum thomense (la Croix & P.J.Cribb) Farminhão & Stévart
* Rhipidoglossum ugandense (Rendle) Garay
* Rhipidoglossum xanthopollinium (Rchb.f.) Schltr.