Basiphyllaea
| crab orchids Carter's orchid | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
| Tribe: | Epidendreae |
| Subtribe: | Bletiinae[1] |
| Genus: | Basiphyllaea Schltr.[2] |
| Type species | |
| Basiphyllaea sarcophylla (Rchb.f.) Schltr. | |
| Synonyms[3] | |
|
Carteria Small, Torreya 10: 187 (1910), illegitimate, not Diesing 1866. | |
Basiphyllaea is a genus of orchids (family Orchidaceae), known as crab orchids.[4] They are native to Florida and the West Indies. At the present time (May 2014), 7 species are recognized:[3]
- 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
- ↑ Victoria Sosa "A Molecular and Morphological Phylogenetic Study of Subtribe Bletiinae(Epidendreae, Orchidaceae)" Systematic Botany (2007), 32(1): pp. 34–42
- ↑ Schlechter, Friedrich Richard Rudolf. 1921. Repertorium Specierum Novarum Regni Vegetabilis 17: 77
- 1 2 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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