Ophidion (plant)

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Ophidion
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Ophidion pleurothallopsis
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Subtribe: Pleurothallidinae
Genus: Ophidion
Luer [1]
Species

See text.

Synonyms [2]

    Ophidion is a genus of flowering plant in the family Orchidaceae, native to Panama to western South America and Venezuela. [2] The genus was established by Carlyle A. Luer. [1] It has been included in a broad circumscription of Phloeophila , but there is evidence that it forms a monophyletic taxon, [3] and it is accepted by Plants of the World Online. [2]

    Species

    As of August 2023, Plants of the World Online accepted the following species: [2]

    References

    1. 1 2 "Ophidion Luer", The International Plant Names Index , retrieved 2023-08-02
    2. 1 2 3 4 "Ophidion Luer", Plants of the World Online , Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew , retrieved 2023-08-02
    3. ↑ Reina-Rodríguez, Guillermo A.; Bogarín, Diego; Hernandez, Yerlin; Nicholls-Giraldo, Isabel & Pérez-Escobar, Oscar A. (2023), "A new Ophidion (Orchidaceae, Pleurothallidinae) from the Pacific lowlands of Colombia and the unresolved phylogenetic position of Phloeophila s.l.", Systematics and Biodiversity, 21 (1) 2160504, doi:10.1080/14772000.2022.2160504
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