Laeliinae

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iLaeliinae

Brassavola flagellaris, a species within the Laeliinae subtribe

Scientific classification

Kingdom:	Plantae
Division:	Magnoliophyta
Class:	Liliopsida
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Orchidaceae
Subfamily:	Epidendroideae
Tribe:	Epidendreae
Subtribe:	Laeliinae

Laeliinae is a Neotropical subtribe including 40 orchid genera, such as Brassavola, Laelia, Sophronitis, and Cattleya. The genus Epidendrum is the largest within this subtribe, containing around 1,500 species. This is followed by the genus Encyclia, with over 120 species.

[edit] List of genera

Genus and Number of Species (based on Van den Berg et al., 2005 - Genera Orchidacearum Vol. IV)

Acrorchis Dressler, 1
Adamantinia Van den Berg & M.W.Chase, 1
Alamania La Llave & Lex., 1
Arpophyllum La Llave & Lex, 5
Artorima Dressler & G.E.Pollard, 1
Barkeria Knowles & Westc., 17
- Syn. Dothilophis Raf.
Brassavola R.Br., 17
Broughtonia R.Br., 6
- Syn. Cattleyopsis Lem., Laeliopsis Lindl.
Cattleya Lindl., 40
- Syn. Maelenia Dum.
Cattleyella Van den Berg & M.W.Chase, 1
- Syn. Schluckebieria Braem
Caularthron Raf., 3
- Syn. Diacrium (Lindl.)Benth., Dothilophis Raf.
Constantia Barb.Rodr., 5
Dimerandra Schltr., 1
Dinema Lindl., 1
Domingoa Schltr., 5
- Syn. Hartwegia Lindl., Nageliella L.O.Williams
Encyclia Hook., 120
Epidendrum L., 1500
- Syn. Amblostoma Scheidw., Amblystoma Kuntze, Amphiglottis Salisb., Amphiglottium (Salisb.) Lindl. ex Stein, Auliza Salisb., Auliza Salisb. ex Small, Aulizeum Lindl. ex Stein, Coilostylis Raf., Didothion Raf., Diothonea Lindl., Epidanthus L.O.Williams, Epidendropsis Garay & Dunst., Gastropodium Lindl., Hemiscleria Lindl., Kalopternix Garay & Dunst., Lanium (Lindl.) Benth., Larnandra Raf., Minicolumna Brieger, Nanodes Lindl., Neohlemannia Kraenzl., Neowilliamsia Garay, Nyctosma Raf., Oerstedella Rchb.f., Physinga Lindl., Pleuranthium (Rchb.f.) Benth., Pseudepidendrum Rchb.f., Psilanthemum Klotszch ex Stein, Seraphyta Fisch. & C.A.Mey., Spathiger Small, Spathium Lindl. ex Stein, Stenoglossum Kunth, Tritelandra Raf.
Guarianthe Dressler & W.E.Higgins, 4
Hagsatera R.González, 2
Homalopetalum Rolfe, 7
- Syn. Pinelia Lindl., Pinelianthe Rauschert
Isabelia Barb.Rodr., 3
- Syn. Neolauchea Kraenzl., Sophronitella Schltr.
Jacquiniella Schltr., 11
- Syn. Dressleriella Brieger, Briegeria Senghas
Laelia Lindl., 25
- Syn. Amalia Lindl., Amalias Hofmsgg., Schomburgkia Lindl.
Leptotes Lindl., 5
Loefgrenianthus Hoehne, 1
Meiracyllium Rchb.f., 2
Microepidendrum Brieger ex W.E.Higgins, 1
Myrmecophila Rolfe, 10
Nidema Britton & Millsp., 2
Oestlundia W.E.Higgins, 4
Orleanesia Barb.Rodr., 11
Prosthechea Knowles & Westc., 100
- Syn. Epithecium Knowles & Westc., Hormidium Heynh., Anacheilium Hoffmgg., Euchile (Dressler & G.E.Pollard) Withner, Pseudencyclia Chiron & V.P.Castro., Panarica Withner & P.A.Harding, Pollardia Withner & P.A.Harding
Pseudolaelia Porto & Brade, 10
- Syn. Renata Ruschi
Psychilis Raf., 15
Pygmaeorchis Brade, 2
Quisqueya Dod, 4
Rhyncholaelia Schltr, 2
Scaphyglottis Poepp. & Endl., 60
- Syn. Hexisea Lindl., Cladobium Lindl., Hexadesmia Brongn., Tetragamestus Rchb.f., Reichenbachanthus Barb.Rodr., Fractiungis Schltr., Leaoa Schltr. & Porto, Pachystele Schltr., Costaricaea Schltr., Ramonia Schltr., Platyglottis L.O.Williams
Sophronitis Lindl., 61
- Syn. Sophronia Lindl., Lophoglottis Raf., Hoffmannseggella H.G.Jones, Hadrolaelia (Schltr.) Chiron & V.P.Castro, Dungsia Chiron & V.P.Castro, Microlaelia (Schltr.) Chiron & V.P.Castro, Chironiella Braem, Brasilaelia Campacci
Tetramicra Lindl., 13

[edit] References

van den Berg, C., W. E. Higgins, R. L. Dressler, W. M. Whitten, M. A. Soto Arenas, A. Culham and M. W. Chase. 2000. A Phylogenetic Analysis of Laeliinae (Orchidaceae) Based on Sequence Data from Internal Transcribed Spacers (ITS) of Nuclear Ribosomal DNA. Lindleyana 15(2): 96–114.

van den Berg, C. et al. 2005. Subtribe Laeliinae. Pp. 181-316 In Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.W., Rasmussen, F.N. Genera Orchidacearum Vol. IV. Oxford University Press, Oxford.