Xylobium

Xylobium
Xylobium colleyi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Orchidaceae
Subfamily:	Epidendroideae
Tribe:	Cymbidieae
Subtribe:	Maxillariinae
Genus:	Xylobium Lindl. (1825)
Type species
Xylobium squalens (Lindl.) Lindl.
Selected species
Xylobium bractescens Xylobium citronum Xylobium colleyi Xylobium corrugatum Xylobium elatum Xylobium elongatum Xylobium foveatum Xylobium hyacinthinum Xylobium latilabium Xylobium leontoglossum Xylobium pallidiflorum Xylobium palmifolium Xylobium peruvianum Xylobium scandens Xylobium squalens Xylobium tuerckheimii Xylobium variegatum
Synonyms [1]
Onkeripus Raf. (1838) Pentulops Raf. (1838)

Xylobium, abbreviated Xyl in horticultural trade, is a genus of plants in family Orchidaceae. It contains about 35 species native to tropical America. ^[2]

References

1. "Xylobium". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
2. Szlachetko, Dariusz L.; Kolanowska, Marta (2014). "Four New Species of Xylobium (Orchidaceae-Epidendroideae-Maxillarieae) from Colombia". Phyton: Annales Rei Botanicae. 54 (1): 71–82.