Bonatea (plant)

Bonatea is a genus of orchids native to tropical and southern Africa, with one species extending into Yemen and Saudi Arabia.

Species currently recognized as of May 2014:


 * Bonatea antennifera Rolfe - South Africa, Mozambique, Botswana, Zimbabwe
 * Bonatea boltonii (Harv.) Bolus - South Africa
 * Bonatea cassidea Sond. - South Africa, Eswatini, Zimbabwe
 * Bonatea lamprophylla J.Stewart - Mozambique, KwaZulu-Natal
 * Bonatea polypodantha (Rchb.f.) L.Bolus - South Africa
 * Bonatea porrecta (Bolus) Summerh. - South Africa, Mozambique, Botswana, Eswatini
 * Bonatea pulchella Summerh. - Mozambique, KwaZulu-Natal, Transvaal
 * Bonatea rabaiensis (Rendle) Rolfe in D.Oliver - Kenya, Tanzania
 * Bonatea saundersioides (Kraenzl. & Schltr.) Cortesi - Mpumalanga, KwaZulu-Natal, Eswatini
 * Bonatea speciosa (L.f.) Willd. - South Africa, Mozambique
 * Bonatea stereophylla (Kraenzl.) Summerh. - Tanzania
 * Bonatea steudneri (Rchb.f.) T.Durand & Schinz - from South Africa to Saudi Arabia, including Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, Angola, Mozambique, Sudan, Ethiopia, etc.
 * Bonatea volkensiana (Kraenzl.) Rolfe in D.Oliver - Kenya, Tanzania