Platystele

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Platystele
Platystele stenostachya
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Epidendreae
Subtribe: Pleurothallidinae
Genus: Platystele
Schltr.
Species
  • Platystele acicularis
  • Platystele calantha
  • Platystele caudatisepala
  • Platystele dasyglossa
  • Platystele examen-culicum
  • Platystele gaileana
  • Platystele hirtzii
  • Platystele jungermannioides
  • Platystele microscopica
  • Platystele misera
  • Platystele ornata
  • Platystele oxyglossa
  • Platystele portillae
  • Platystele posadarum
  • Platystele pubescens
  • Platystele reflexa
  • Platystele resimula
  • Platystele stenostachya
  • Platystele umbellata
  • Platystele viridis
  • Platystele ximenae
  • etc.

Platystele is a genus of orchids, comprising about 95 mostly miniature species. The genus is widespread from Mexico to Bolivia but infrequent in Brazil.

Images

  • Platystele umbellata

  • Unidentified Platystele

  • Unidentified Platystele

References

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