Nothostele

Nothostele
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Orchidaceae
Subfamily:	Orchidoideae
Tribe:	Cranichideae
Subtribe:	Spiranthinae
Genus:	Nothostele Garay

Nothostele is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains two known species, both endemic to Brazil. ^[1]

• Nothostele acianthiformis (Rchb.f. & Warm.) Garay - Minas Gerais
• Nothostele brasiliaensis J.A.N.Bat., Meneguzzo & Bianch - Distrito Federal and Goiás

See also

• List of Orchidaceae genera

References

1. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families

• Batista, J.A.N., Meneguzzo, T.E.C., Salazar, G.A., Ramalho, A.J. & Bianchetti, L.B. 2011. Phylogenetic placement, taxonomic revision and a new species of Nothostele (Orchidaceae), an enigmatic genus endemic to the cerrado of central Brazil. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society, 165(4): 348–363. doi : 10.1111/j.1095-8339.2011.01113.x
• Garay, L.A. (1982) Botanical Museum Leaflets 28(4): 339.
• Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.C. & Rasmussen, F.N. (2003) Genera Orchidacearum 3: 1–358. Oxford University Press.
• Berg Pana, H. 2005. Handbuch der Orchideen-Namen. Dictionary of Orchid Names. Dizionario dei nomi delle orchidee. Ulmer, Stuttgart
• Batista, J.A.N., Meneguzzo, T.E.C., Salazar, G.A., Ramalho, A.J. & Bianchetti, L. de Bem (2011) Phylogenetic placement, taxonomic revision and a new species of Nothostele (Orchidaceae), an enigmatic genus endemic to the cerrado of central Brazil, Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society, 165(4): 348–363.

External links

• Media related to Nothostele at Wikimedia Commons
• Data related to Nothostele at Wikispecies