Brasiliorchis

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Brasiliorchis
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Brasiliorchis schunkeana
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Cymbidieae
Subtribe: Maxillariinae
Genus: Brasiliorchis
R.B.Singer, S.Koehler & Carnevali
Synonyms [1]
  • Bolbidium(Lindl.) Lindl.

Brasiliorchis is a genus of orchid (family Orchidaceae). The genus includes species formerly placed in Maxillaria . [2] It is found in South America (Colombia to Ecuador, eastern and southern Brazil to north-east Argentina). [1] [3] [4]

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Species

The following species were accepted by the World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, as of March 2014: [1]

  1. Brasiliorchis barbosae (Loefgr.) R.B.Singer, S.Koehler & Carnevali
  2. Brasiliorchis chrysantha (Barb.Rodr.) R.B.Singer, S.Koehler & Carnevali
  3. Brasiliorchis gracilis (Lodd., G.Lodd. & W.Lodd.) R.B.Singer, S.Koehler & Carnevali
  4. Brasiliorchis heismanniana (Barb.Rodr.) R.B.Singer, S.Koehler & Carnevali
  5. Brasiliorchis kautskyi (Pabst) R.B.Singer, S.Koehler & Carnevali
  6. Brasiliorchis marginata (Lindl.) R.B.Singer, S.Koehler & Carnevali
  7. Brasiliorchis monantha (Barb.Rodr.) Campacci
  8. Brasiliorchis moutinhoi (Pabst) F.Barros & L.R.S.Guim.
  9. Brasiliorchis phoenicanthera (Barb.Rodr.) R.B.Singer, S.Koehler & Carnevali
  10. Brasiliorchis picta (Hook.) R.B.Singer, S.Koehler & Carnevali
  11. Brasiliorchis piresiana (Hoehne) Christenson
  12. Brasiliorchis polyantha (Barb.Rodr.) R.B.Singer, S.Koehler & Carnevali
  13. Brasiliorchis porphyrostele (Rchb.f.) R.B.Singer, S.Koehler & Carnevali
  14. Brasiliorchis schunkeana (Campacci & Kautsky) R.B.Singer, S.Koehler & Carnevali
  15. Brasiliorchis ubatubana (Hoehne) R.B.Singer, S.Koehler & Carnevali

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  1. Heterotaxis brasiliensis(Brieger & Illg) F.Barros - Brazil
  2. Heterotaxis discolor(Lodd. ex Lindl.) Ojeda & Carnevali - Belize, Nicaragua, Venezuela, the Guianas, Bolivia, Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador
  3. Heterotaxis equitans(Schltr.) Ojeda & Carnevali - Venezuela, Suriname, Guyana, Bolivia, Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador
  4. Heterotaxis fritziiOjeda & Carnevali - Ecuador
  5. Heterotaxis maleolens(Schltr.) Ojeda & Carnevali - Chiapas, Central America
  6. Heterotaxis microiridifolia(D.E.Benn. & Christenson) Ojeda & Carnevali - Peru
  7. Heterotaxis santanae(Carnevali & I.Ramírez) Ojeda & Carnevali - Brazil, Ecuador, Venezuela
  8. Heterotaxis schultesiiOjeda & G.A.Romero - Brazil, Colombia
  9. Heterotaxis sessilis(Sw.) F.Barros - widespread from Veracruz and Florida south to Brazil
  10. Heterotaxis superflua(Rchb.f.) F.Barros - Brazil, Venezuela, the Guianas, Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru
  11. Heterotaxis valenzuelana(A.Rich.) Ojeda & Carnevali - Central America, Cuba, Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Brazil
  12. Heterotaxis villosa(Barb.Rodr.) F.Barros - Brazil, Venezuela, the Guianas, Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru, Colombia
  13. Heterotaxis violaceopunctata (Rchb.f.) F.Barros - Brazil, Venezuela, the Guianas, Ecuador, Peru, Colombia
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  1. Christensonella echinophyta(Barb.Rodr.) Szlach., Mytnik, Górniak & Smiszek - Espírito Santo, Rio de Janeiro
  2. Christensonella ferdinandiana(Barb.Rodr.) Szlach., Mytnik, Górniak & Smiszek - Brazil
  3. Christensonella huntii(Christenson) S.Koehler - Peru
  4. Christensonella macleei(Bateman ex Lindl.) Solano - Oaxaca, Central America
  5. Christensonella nardoides(Kraenzl.) Szlach., Mytnik, Górniak & Smiszek - Peru, Ecuador, Bolivia
  6. Christensonella neowiedii(Rchb.f.) S.Koehler - Argentina, Brazil
  7. Christensonella pacholskii(Christenson) S.Koehler - Peru, Ecuador, Brazil
  8. Christensonella pachyphylla(Schltr. ex Hoehne) Szlach., Mytnik, Górniak & Smiszek - Brazil
  9. Christensonella paranaensis(Barb.Rodr.) S.Koehler - Argentina, Brazil
  10. Christensonella pumila(Hook.) Szlach., Mytnik, Górniak & Smiszek - Peru, Guyana
  11. Christensonella seidelii(Pabst) Szlach., Mytnik, Górniak & Smiszek - Rio de Janeiro
  12. Christensonella subulata(Lindl.) Szlach., Mytnik, Górniak & Smiszek - Brazil
  13. Christensonella subulifolia(Schltr.) S.Koehler - Colombia
  14. Christensonella uncata(Lindl.) Szlach., Mytnik, Górniak & Smiszek - Brazil, Venezuela, Colombia, Peru, Ecuador, Bolivia, the Guianas

Rhetinantha is a genus of orchids native to Mexico, South America and Central America.

  1. Rhetinantha aciantha(Rchb.f.) M.A.Blanco - widespread from southern Mexico to Brazil
  2. Rhetinantha acuminata(Lindl.) M.A.Blanco - Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru
  3. Rhetinantha cerifera(Barb.Rodr.) M.A.Blanco - Venezuela, Colombia, Brazil, Peru, Bolivia
  4. Rhetinantha divaricata(Barb.Rodr.) M.A.Blanco - Brazil, Peru, Bolivia
  5. Rhetinantha encyclioides(J.T.Atwood & Dodson) M.A.Blanco - Ecuador
  6. Rhetinantha friedrichsthalii(Rchb.f.) M.A.Blanco - Central America, Yucatán Peninsula
  7. Rhetinantha mariaisabeliae(J.T.Atwood) M.A.Blanco - Bolivia
  8. Rhetinantha monacensis(Kraenzl.) M.A.Blanco - Venezuela, Colombia
  9. Rhetinantha neilii(Dodson) M.A.Blanco - Ecuador
  10. Rhetinantha notylioglossa(Rchb.f.) M.A.Blanco - Venezuela, Colombia, Brazil, Peru, Bolivia, Ecuador
  11. Rhetinantha ophiodens(J.T.Atwood) M.A.Blanco - Bolivia
  12. Rhetinantha pastorellii(D.E.Benn. & Christenson) M.A.Blanco - Ecuador, Peru
  13. Rhetinantha schistostele(Schltr.) M.A.Blanco - Costa Rica
  14. Rhetinantha scorpioidea(Kraenzl.) M.A.Blanco - widespread from southern Mexico to Brazil
  15. Rhetinantha witsenioides(Schltr.) M.A.Blanco - Colombia, Ecuador, Peru

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Brasiliorchis". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Retrieved 2014-03-30.
  2. ↑ 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
  3. ↑ Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.C. & Rasmussen, F.N. (2009). Epidendroideae (Part two). Genera Orchidacearum 5: 129 ff. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
  4. ↑ Ferreira, A.W.C., Lima, M.I.S. & Pansarin, E.R. (2010). Orchidaceae na região central de São Paulo, Brasil. Rodriguésia; Revista do Instituto de Biologia Vegetal, Jardim Botânico e Estaçao Biologica do Itatiaya 61: 243-259.


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