The Pleurothallidinae are a neotropical subtribe of plants of the orchid family (Orchidaceae) including 29 genera in more than 4000 species.
Aa is a genus of plants of the family Orchidaceae.
The taxonomy of the Orchidaceae has evolved slowly during the last 250 years, starting with Carl Linnaeus who in 1753 recognized eight genera. De Jussieu recognized the Orchidaceae as a separate family in his Genera Plantarum in 1789. Olof Swartz recognized 25 genera in 1800. Louis Claude Richard provided us in 1817 with the descriptive terminology of the orchids.. The next step was taken in 1830-1840 by John Lindley, who recognized four subfamilies. He is generally recognized as the father of orchid taxonomy. The next important step was taken by George Bentham with a new classification, recognizing subtribes for the first time. This classification was first presented in a paper that Bentham read to the Royal Society in 1881. Then it was published in 1883 in the final volume of Genera Plantarum. The next great contributors were Pfitzer (1887), Schlechter (1926), Mansfeld (1937), Dressler and Dodson (1960), Garay, Vermeulen (1966), again Dressler (1981). and Burns-Balogh and Funk (1986). Dressler's 1993 book had considerable influence on later work.
Laeliinae is a Neotropical subtribe including 40 orchid genera, such as Brassavola, Laelia and Cattleya. The genus Epidendrum is the largest within this subtribe, containing about 1500 species. This is followed by the genus Encyclia, with over 120 species.
Dilomilis is a genus of orchids,, consisting of five species in the Greater Antilles.
Cyrtorchis is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains 18 currently accepted species, all native to Africa.
- Cyrtorchis acuminata(Rolfe) Schltr.
- Cyrtorchis arcuata(Lindl.) Schltr.
- Cyrtorchis aschersonii(Kraenzl.) Schltr.
- Cyrtorchis brownii(Rolfe) Schltr.
- Cyrtorchis chailluana(Hook.f.) Schltr.
- Cyrtorchis crassifoliaSchltr. in R.E.Fries
- Cyrtorchis erythraeae(Rolfe) Schltr.
- Cyrtorchis glaucifoliaSummerh.
- Cyrtorchis guillaumetii(Pérez-Vera) R.Rice
- Cyrtorchis hamata(Rolfe) Schltr.
- Cyrtorchis henriquesiana(Ridl.) Schltr.
- Cyrtorchis injoloensis(De Wild.) Schltr.
- Cyrtorchis letouzeyiSzlach. & Olszewski
- Cyrtorchis monteiroae(Rchb.f.) Schltr.
- Cyrtorchis neglectaSummerh.
- Cyrtorchis praetermissaSummerh.
- Cyrtorchis ringens(Rchb.f.) Summerh
- Cyrtorchis seretii(De Wild.) Schltr.
Cystorchis is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It has 21 currently accepted species, native to New Guinea, Southeast Asia, and the islands of the western Pacific.
- Cystorchis aberransJ.J.Sm.
- Cystorchis aphyllaRidl.
- Cystorchis appendiculataJ.J.Sm.
- Cystorchis celebicaSchltr.
- Cystorchis dentiferaSchltr.
- Cystorchis gracilis(Hook.f.) Holttum
- Cystorchis javanica(Blume) Blume
- Cystorchis luzonensisAmes
- Cystorchis macrophysaSchltr.
- Cystorchis marginataBlume
- Cystorchis ogurae(Tuyama) Ormerod & P.J.Cribb
- Cystorchis orphnophillaSchltr.
- Cystorchis peliocaulosSchltr.
- Cystorchis ranaiensisJ.J.Sm.
- Cystorchis rostellataJ.J.Sm.
- Cystorchis saccosepalaJ.J.Sm.
- Cystorchis salmoneusJ.J.Wood
- Cystorchis saprophyticaJ.J.Sm.
- Cystorchis stenoglossaSchltr.
- Cystorchis variegataBlume
- Cystorchis versteegiiJ.J.Sm.
Eurystyles is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains 20 known species native to South America, Central America, the West Indies and Chiapas.
- Eurystyles actinosophila(Barb.Rodr.) Schltr.
- Eurystyles alticolaDod
- Eurystyles ananassocomus(Rchb.f.) Schltr.
- Eurystyles borealisA.H.Heller
- Eurystyles christensoniiD.E.Benn.
- Eurystyles cogniauxii(Kraenzl.) Schltr.
- Eurystyles cornu-bovisSzlach.
- Eurystyles cotyledonWawra
- Eurystyles cristata(Schltr.) Schltr.
- Eurystyles crocodilusSzlach.
- Eurystyles domingensisDod
- Eurystyles gardneri(Lindl.) Garay
- Eurystyles guentheriana(Kraenzl.) Garay
- Eurystyles hoehneiSzlach.
- Eurystyles lobataChiron & V.P.Castro
- Eurystyles lorenzii(Cogn.) Schltr.
- Eurystyles ochyrana(Szlach., Mytnik & Rutk.) F.Barros & L.R.S.Guim.
- Eurystyles rutkowskianaSzlach.
- Eurystyles splendissimaSzlach.
- Eurystyles standleyiAmes
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.
Gunnarella is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It and another orchid genus, Seidenfadenia, are named for Danish botanist Gunnar Seidenfaden. It contains 10 known species, native to New Guinea, New Caledonia and to other nearby islands in the Pacific.
- Gunnarella aymardii(N.Hallé) Senghas - New Caledonia
- Gunnarella begaudii(N.Hallé) Senghas - New Caledonia
- Gunnarella brigittae(N.Hallé) Senghas - New Caledonia
- Gunnarella carinata(J.J.Sm.) Senghas - New Guinea
- Gunnarella florenciae(N.Hallé) Senghas - New Caledonia
- Gunnarella gracilis(Schltr.) Senghas - New Guinea
- Gunnarella laxa(Schltr.) Senghas - Papua New Guinea to Solomon Islands
- Gunnarella nambanaB.A.Lewis - Vanuatu
- Gunnarella neocaledonica(Rendle) Senghas - New Caledonia
- Gunnarella robertsii(Schltr.) Senghas - New Caledonia, New Guinea, Vanuatu, Solomon Islands
Tylostigma is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae, endemic to Madagascar.
Tridactyle is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It has about 60-70 known species, all native to sub-Saharan Africa.
Triphora is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It is native to South America, Central America, southern Mexico, the West Indies and eastern North America as far north as Ontario. Noddingcaps is a common name for plants in this genus.
- Triphora amazonicaSchltr. - Florida, Caribbean, south to Brazil
- Triphora carnosula(Rchb.f.) Schltr. - Brazil
- Triphora craigheadiiLuer - Florida
- Triphora debilis(Schltr.) Schltr. - southern Mexico, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Panama
- Triphora duckeiSchltr. - Brazil
- Triphora foldatsiiCarnevali - Venezuela
- Triphora gentianoides(Sw.) Nutt. ex Ames & Schltr. - Florida, Southern Mexico, Costa Rica, Veenzuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Bahamas, Greater Antilles
- Triphora hassleriana(Cogn. ex Chodat & Hassl.) Schltr. - from Mexico to Argentina
- Triphora heringeriPabst - Brazil
- Triphora miserrima(Cogn.) Acuña - Cuba, Hispaniola
- Triphora nitida(Schltr.) Schltr. - Costa Rica
- Triphora pusilla(Rchb.f. & Warm.) Schltr. - Brazil
- Triphora ravenii(L.O.Williams) Garay - Costa Rica, Panama
- Triphora santamariensisPortalet - Brazil
- Triphora surinamensis(Lindl. ex Benth.) Britton - West Indies south to Brazil
- Triphora trianthophoros(Sw.) Rydb. Ontario, Eastern United States, much of Mexico
- Triphora unifloraA.W.C.Ferreira, Baptista & Pansarin - Brazil
- Triphora wagneriSchltr. - from Mexico to Ecuador
- Triphora yucatanensisAmes - Florida and the Yucatán Peninsula
Megastylis is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains 6 known species, all native to Vanuatu and New Caledonia.
- Megastylis gigas(Rchb.f.) Schltr.
- Megastylis latilabris(Schltr.) Schltr.
- Megastylis latissima(Schltr.) Schltr.
- Megastylis montana(Schltr.) Schltr.
- Megastylis paradoxa(Kraenzl.) N.Hallé
- Megastylis rara(Schltr.) Schltr.
Myrosmodes is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae, native to South America.
Oeceoclades, collectively known as the monk orchids, is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It is related to Eulophia and like that genus is mostly terrestrial in habit. A few species extend into very arid environments, unusual for an orchid.
Pachyplectron is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. The genus contains three species, all endemic to New Caledonia. The genus is related to Odontochilus.
Promenaea is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains 18 currently accepted species, all endemic to Brazil.
Solenangis is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It is native to sub-Saharan Africa.
Angraecinae is a subtribe in the family Orchidaceae. The subtribe consists of approximately 18 genera and about 360 species. The type genus is Angraecum. Most of the genera are endemic to Africa, Madagascar and other Indian Ocean Islands, a few genera can also be found in the Americas.
