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.
- Brachystele arechavaletae(Kraenzl.) Schltr.
- Brachystele bicrinitaSzlach.
- Brachystele bracteosa(Lindl.) Schltr.
- Brachystele burkartiiM.N.Correa
- Brachystele camporum(Lindl.) Schltr.
- Brachystele chlorops(Rchb.f.) Schltr.
- Brachystele cyclochila(Kraenzl.) Schltr.
- Brachystele delicatula(Kraenzl.) Schltr.
- Brachystele dilatata(Lindl.) Schltr.
- Brachystele guayanensis(Lindl.) Schltr.
- Brachystele luzmarianaSzlach. & R.González
- Brachystele maasiiSzlach.
- Brachystele oxyanthosSzlach
- Brachystele pappulosaSzlach
- Brachystele scabrilinguaSzlach
- Brachystele subfiliformis(Cogn.) Schltr
- Brachystele tamayoanaSzlach.
- Brachystele unilateralis(Poir.) Schltr
- Brachystele waldemariiSzlach.
- Brachystele widgrenii(Rchb.f.) Schltr.
Caucaea is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains 9 currently recognized species, all native to northwestern South America.
- Caucaea alticola(Stacy) N.H.Williams & M.W.Chase - Ecuador
- Caucaea andigena(Linden & Rchb.f.) N.H.Williams & M.W.Chase - Ecuador
- Caucaea macrotyle(Königer & J.Portilla) Königer - Ecuador
- Caucaea nubigena(Lindl.) N.H.Williams & M.W.Chase - Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela, Peru
- Caucaea olivacea(Kunth) N.H.Williams & M.W.Chase - Ecuador, Colombia
- Caucaea phalaenopsis(Linden & Rchb.f.) N.H.Williams & M.W.Chase - Ecuador, Colombia
- Caucaea radiata(Lindl.) Mansf. - Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela
- Caucaea sanguinolenta(Lindl.) N.H.Williams & M.W.Chase - Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela
- Caucaea tripterygia(Rchb.f.) N.H.Williams & M.W.Chase - Ecuador, Peru
Cischweinfia is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It was named after Harvard orchidologist Charles Schweinfurth. It has eleven currently recognized species, all native to Central America and northwestern South America.
Epistephium is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It is native to South America, with a few species in Belize and Trinidad.
- Epistephium amabileSchltr.
- Epistephium amplexicaulePoepp. & Endl.
- Epistephium brevicristatumR.E.Schult.
- Epistephium duckeiHuber
- Epistephium elatumKunth in F.W.H.von Humboldt, A.J.A.Bonpland & C.S.Kunth
- Epistephium ellipticumR.O.Williams & Summerh.
- Epistephium frederici-augustiRchb.f. & Warsz.
- Epistephium hernandiiGaray
- Epistephium lamprophyllumSchltr.
- Epistephium laxiflorumBarb.Rodr.
- Epistephium lobulosumGaray
- Epistephium lucidumCogn. in C.F.P.von Martius
- Epistephium matogrossenseHoehne
- Epistephium parviflorumLindl.
- Epistephium portellianumBarb.Rodr.
- Epistephium praestansHoehne
- Epistephium sclerophyllumLindl.
- Epistephium sessiliflorumLindl.
- Epistephium speciosumBarb.Rodr.
- Epistephium subrepensHoehne
- Epistephium williamsiiHook.f.
Eriopsis is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. Its species are native to South America and Central America.
- Eriopsis bilobaLindl.
- Eriopsis grandibulbosaAmes & C.Schweinf.
- Eriopsis mesaeKraenzl.
- Eriopsis rutidobulbonHook.
- Eriopsis sceptrumRchb.f. & Warsz.
Esmeralda is a genus of flowering plants in the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains three recognized species, native to southern China, the Himalayas, and northern Southeast Asia.
Fernandezia is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains about 30-40 species, native to northern South America, Central America, and southern Mexico.
Galeottia is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It is native to South America, Central America and southern Mexico.
- Galeottia acuminata(C.Schweinf.) Dressler & Christenson
- Galeottia antioquiana(Kraenzl.) Dressler & Christenson
- Galeottia burkei(Rchb.f.) Dressler & Christenson
- Galeottia ciliata(C.Morel) Dressler & Christenson
- Galeottia colombiana(Garay) Dressler & Christenson
- Galeottia fimbriata(Linden & Rchb.f.) Schltr.
- Galeottia grandifloraA.Rich.
- Galeottia jorisiana(Rolfe) Schltr.
- Galeottia marginata(Garay) Dressler & Christenson
- Galeottia negrensisSchltr.
- Galeottia peruvianaD.E.Benn. & Christenson
- Galeottia prainiana(Rolfe) Dressler & Christenson
Grobya is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains 5 known species, all endemic to Brazil.
- Grobya amherstiaeLindl.
- Grobya cipoensisF.Barros & Lourenço
- Grobya fasciferaRchb.f.
- Grobya galeataLindl.
- Grobya guieseliiF.Barros & Lourenço
Homalopetalum is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains 8 known species native to Central America, northern South America, Mexico and the West Indies.
- Homalopetalum alticola(Garay & Dunst.) Soto Arenas - Venezuela
- Homalopetalum hypoleptum(Lindl.) Soto Arenas - Brazil
- Homalopetalum kienastii(Rchb.f.) Withner - Mexico
- Homalopetalum leochilus(Rchb.f.) Soto Arenas - Cuba, Dominican Republic
- Homalopetalum pachyphyllum(L.O.Williams) Dressler - Mexico
- Homalopetalum pumilio(Rchb.f.) Schltr. - Mexico, Central America, Ecuador
- Homalopetalum pumilum(Ames) Dressler - Mexico
- Homalopetalum vomeriforme(Sw.) Fawc. & Rendle - Cuba, Jamaica
Ionopsis is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains 6 currently accepted species, native to Latin America, the West Indies, and Florida.
- Ionopsis burchelliiRchb.f. - Brazil
- Ionopsis minutiflora(Dodson & N.H.Williams) Pupulin - Ecuador
- Ionopsis papillosaPupulin - Ecuador
- Ionopsis satyrioides(Sw.) Rchb.f. in W.G.Walpers - widespread across southern Mexico, Central America, the West Indies, and South America
- Ionopsis utricularioides(Sw.) Lindl. - widespread across southern Mexico, Central America, the West Indies, South America, and Florida
- Ionopsis zebrinaKraenzl. - Colombia
Jacquiniella is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It is native to Mexico, Central America, the West Indies, and South America.
Leochilus is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae, native to Mexico, Central America, northern South America, the West Indies and Florida.
- Leochilus carinatus(Knowles & Westc.) Lindl. - Oaxaca, Veracruz
- Leochilus crocodiliceps(Rchb.f.) Kraenzl. in H.G.A.Engler - Jalisco, Colima
- Leochilus hagsateriM.W.Chase - Oaxaca
- Leochilus inconspicuus(Kraenzl.) M.W.Chase & N.H.Williams - Costa Rica
- Leochilus johnstoniiAmes & Correll - from Oaxaca south to Nicaragua
- Leochilus labiatus(Sw.) Kuntze - from Oaxaca south to Brazil; also West Indies and Florida
- Leochilus leiboldiiRchb.f. - Oaxaca, Veracruz
- Leochilus leochilinus(Rchb.f.) M.W.Chase & N.H.Williams - Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama
- Leochilus oncidioidesKnowles & Westc. - Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras
- Leochilus puertoricensisM.W.Chase - Puerto Rico, St. Lucia
- Leochilus scriptus(Scheidw.) Rchb.f. - from southern Mexico south to Ecuador; also Cuba, Trinidad, Dominican Republic
- Leochilus tricuspidatus(Rchb.f.) Kraenzl. in H.G.A.Engler - Costa Rica, Panama
Oliveriana is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains 6 known species, all native to South America.
- Oliveriana brevilabia(C.Schweinf.) Dressler & N.H.Williams - Peru, Ecuador
- Oliveriana ecuadorensisDodson - Ecuador, Venezuela
- Oliveriana egregiaRchb.f. - Colombia, Guyana
- Oliveriana lehmanniiGaray - Colombia
- Oliveriana ortiziiA.Fernández - Colombia
- Oliveriana simulansDodson & R.Vásquez - Bolivia
Gomesa radicans is a species of plant from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. Gomesa radicans was previously classified as the only species in the genus Ornithophora.
Pteroglossa is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It is native to South America, Central America, and Mexico.
- Pteroglossa euphlebia(Rchb.f.) Garay - Rio de Janeiro
- Pteroglossa glazioviana(Cogn.) Garay - Brazil, Paraguay
- Pteroglossa hilariana(Cogn.) Garay - Brazil
- Pteroglossa lurida(M.N.Correa) Garay - Brazil, Paraguay, Argentina
- Pteroglossa luteolaGaray - Argentina
- Pteroglossa macrantha(Rchb.f.) Schltr. - Brazil, Paraguay, Venezuela
- Pteroglossa magnificaSzlach. - Paraguay
- Pteroglossa regia(Kraenzl.) Schltr. - Argentina
- Pteroglossa rhombipetalaGaray - Paraguay, Argentina
- Pteroglossa roseoalba(Rchb.f.) Salazar & M.W.Chase - widespread from Oaxaca to Argentina
Rossioglossum is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It has 9 currently recognized species, all native to Mexico, Central America, and northern and western South America.
- Rossioglossum ampliatum(Lindl.) M.W.Chase & N.H.Williams - from Guatemala to Venezuela and Peru
- Rossioglossum grande(Lindl.) Garay & G.C.Kenn. - Chiapas, Guatemala, El Salvador, Costa Rica
- Rossioglossum hagsaterianumSoto Arenas - Nayarit, Jalisco
- Rossioglossum insleayi(Baker ex Lindl.) Garay & G.C.Kenn. - from Jalisco to Oaxaca
- Rossioglossum krameri(Rchb.f.) M.W.Chase & N.H.Williams - Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama
- Rossioglossum oerstedii(Rchb.f.) M.W.Chase & N.H.Williams - Costa Rica, Panama
- Rossioglossum schlieperianum(Rchb.f.) Garay & G.C.Kenn. - Guatemala, El Salvador, Costa Rica, Panama
- Rossioglossum splendens(Rchb.f.) Garay & G.C.Kenn. - Oaxaca
- Rossioglossum williamsianum(Rchb.f.) Garay & G.C.Kenn - Chiapas, Guatemala, Honduras
Rhipidoglossum is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains about 20-30 species, all from sub-Saharan Africa.
Maxillariinae is an orchid subtribe in the tribe Cymbidieae. It was formerly treated as the tribe Maxillarieae, and divided into a number of subtribes.
Erycina pusilla is a species of flowering plants, which is a tiny orchid with an overall size of 2.5 to 3.5 cm from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. Its species are native to Mexico, Central America, South America and Trinidad. The leaves are shaped like a lance head (lanceolate) and arranged in a fan. Unlike other similar orchids, E. pusilla never develops lengthwise folded leaves or extra storage organs (pseudobulbs).
