Basiphyllaea
Basiphyllaea | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Orchidaceae |
Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
Tribe: | Epidendreae |
Subtribe: | Bletiinae |
Genus: | Basiphyllaea Schltr.[1] |
Type species | |
Basiphyllaea sarcophylla (Rchb.f.) Schltr.
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Synonyms[2] | |
Carteria Small, Torreya 10: 187 (1910), illegitimate, not Diesing 1866. |
Basiphyllaea is a genus of orchids (family Orchidaceae), known as Carter's orchid or crab orchids.[3] They are native to Florida and the West Indies. At the present time (May 2014), 7 species are recognized:[2]
- Basiphyllaea carabiaiana (L.O.Williams) Sosa & M.A.Díaz - Cuba
- Basiphyllaea corallicola (Small) Ames - Florida, Bahamas, Cuba, Hispaniola, Puerto Rico
- Basiphyllaea hamiltoniana Ackerman & Whitten - Jamaica
- Basiphyllaea hoffmannii M.A.Díaz & Llamacho - Cuba
- Basiphyllaea sarcophylla (Rchb.f.) Schltr. - Cuba
- Basiphyllaea volubilis (M.A.Díaz) Sosa & M.A.Díaz - Cuba
- Basiphyllaea wrightii (Acuña) Nir - Cuba
References
- ^ Schlechter, Friedrich Richard Rudolf. 1921. Repertorium Specierum Novarum Regni Vegetabilis 17: 77
- ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ Nir, M. Orchidaceae Antillanae, 33-34, 2000.
External links
- USDA plants profile, Basiphyllaea corallicola (Small) Ames, Carter's orchid
- IOSPE orchid photos, Basiphyllaea wrightii
- Florida Natural Areas Inventory, Carter's Orchid, Basiphyllaea corallicola
- Institute for Regional Conservation, Floristic Inventory of South Florida Online, Basiphyllaea corallicola (Small) Ames, Carter's orchid
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