Brasiliorchis

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Brasiliorchis
B. schunkeana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
(unranked): Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Maxillarieae
Subtribe: Maxillariinae
Genus: Brasiliorchis
Synonyms

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Brasiliorchis is a genus of orchid (family Orchidaceae). The genus includes species formerly placed in Maxillaria.[1] It is found in South America (Colombia to Ecuador, eastern and southern Brazil to north-east Argentina).[2]

Species

The following species were accepted by the World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, as of May 2013:[3]

  • Brasiliorchis barbosae (Loefgr.) R.B.Singer, S.Koehler & Carnevali
  • Brasiliorchis chrysantha (Barb.Rodr.) R.B.Singer, S.Koehler & Carnevali
  • Brasiliorchis gracilis (Lodd., G.Lodd. & W.Lodd.) R.B.Singer, S.Koehler & Carnevali
  • Brasiliorchis heismanniana (Barb.Rodr.) R.B.Singer, S.Koehler & Carnevali
  • Brasiliorchis kautskyi (Pabst) R.B.Singer, S.Koehler & Carnevali
  • Brasiliorchis marginata (Lindl.) R.B.Singer, S.Koehler & Carnevali
  • Brasiliorchis monantha (Barb.Rodr.) Campacci
  • Brasiliorchis moutinhoi (Pabst) F.Barros & L.R.S.Guim.
  • Brasiliorchis phoenicanthera (Barb.Rodr.) R.B.Singer, S.Koehler & Carnevali
  • Brasiliorchis picta (Hook.) R.B.Singer, S.Koehler & Carnevali
  • Brasiliorchis piresiana (Hoehne) Christenson
  • Brasiliorchis polyantha (Barb.Rodr.) R.B.Singer, S.Koehler & Carnevali
  • Brasiliorchis porphyrostele (Rchb.f.) R.B.Singer, S.Koehler & Carnevali
  • Brasiliorchis schunkeana (Campacci & Kautsky) R.B.Singer, S.Koehler & Carnevali
  • Brasiliorchis ubatubana (Hoehne) R.B.Singer, S.Koehler & Carnevali

References

  1. ↑ Singer, R.B.; Koehler, S. & Carnevali, G. (2007), "Brasiliorchis: A New Genus for the Maxillaria picta Alliance (Orchidaceae, Maxillariinae)", Novon 17 (1): 91–99, doi:10.3417/1055-3177(2007)17[91:BANGFT]2.0.CO;2 
  2. ↑ "Brasiliorchis", World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2013-05-28 
  3. ↑ Search for "Brasiliorchis", World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2013-05-28 
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