Diceratostele Summerh., Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1938: 151 (1938).
Description:
Stems rooting from the lower internodes branched in the apical part. Leaves arranged spirally, petiolate, plicate. Inflorescence terminal or axillar. Flowers inconspicuous, tubular. Lip constricted near the middle. Gynostemium erect, slender. No column foot. Staminodes finger-like, erect, relatively long. Stigmatic surfacee, elliptic, deeply concave. Rostellum triangular, acute, erect, fleshy, with no viscidium. Anther erect, narrow oblong, apiculate, 4-chambered, set at the apex of the rostellum. Pollinia 4, linear, powdery
Type species:
Diceratostele gabonensis Summerhayes
Distribution:
W. & WC. Trop. Africa
Cultivation:
Not in cultivation
Species:

WCSP (2020). 'World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet; http://wcsp.science.kew.org/ Retrieved 19 May 2020.'
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