Brachystele

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Brachystele
Brachystele bracteosa (as Spiranthes bracteosa) - Edwards vol 23 pl 1934 (1837).jpg
Brachystele bracteosa
1837 illustration
Edwards's Botanical Register
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Orchidoideae
Tribe: Cranichideae
Subtribe: Spiranthinae
Genus: Brachystele
Schltr.
Synonyms [1]

DiskyphogyneSzlach. & R.González

Brachystele is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It consists of 20 species native primarily to South America but with a few species in Mexico, Central America, and Trinidad & Tobago. [1]

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  1. 1 2 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families