Phantom Orchids

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