Pygmaeorchis

Pygmaeorchis
Pygmaeorchis brasiliensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Orchidaceae
Subfamily:	Epidendroideae
Tribe:	Epidendreae
Subtribe:	Laeliinae
Genus:	Pygmaeorchis Brade

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

• Pygmaeorchis brasiliensis Brade - southeastern Brazil
• Pygmaeorchis seidelii Toscano & Moutinho - Minas Gerais

See also

• List of Orchidaceae genera

References

1. • Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
   • Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.C. & Rasmussen, F.N. (2006). Epidendroideae (Part One). Genera Orchidacearum 4: 1-672. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
   • Forzza, R. C. 2010. Lista de espécies Flora do Brasil http://floradobrasil.jbrj.gov.br/2010 Archived 2015-09-06 at the Wayback Machine . Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro

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