Schlechterina is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Passifloraceae.
The only knowns species is Schlechterina mitostemmatoides.
[1] It is native to Kenya, Mozambique, Tanzania and KwaZulu-Natal (in South Africa).
[1] The genus name of Schlechterina is in honour of Rudolf Schlechter (1872–1925), a German taxonomist, botanist, and author of several works on orchids.
[2] The Latin specific epithet of mitostemmatoides is a compound word, 'mito-' from Greek μίτος (mítos) meaning thread and stem.