Pleurothallidinae

Pleurothallidinae
Pleurothallis lanceana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Epidendreae
Subtribe: Pleurothallidinae
Genera

See text.

The Pleurothallidinae are a neotropical subtribe of plants of the orchid family (Orchidaceae) including 29 genera in more than 4000 species.

Naturally occurring species of this subtribe are among the more popular orchids of horticulturalists, especially the genera Dracula, Dryadella, Masdevallia and Restrepia.

The following genera are considered monophyletic : Barbosella (including Barbrodia), Dracula, Dresslerella, Dryadella, Lepanthes, Masdevallia, Platystele, Porroglossum, Restrepia, Scaphosepalum, Trisetella, and Zootrophion.

Many genera in the Pleurothallidinae were found polyphyletic, for example species attributed to the genus Pleurothallis are scattered across five clades.

Genera

AciantheraAnathallisAndiniaBarbosellaBrachionidiumChamelophytonDilomilisDiodonopsisDraconanthesDraculaDresslerellaDryadellaEchinosepalaFrondariaKraenzlinellaLepanthesLepanthopsisMasdevalliaMyoxanthusNeocogniauxiaOctomeriaPabstiellaPhloeophilaPlatystelePleurothallisPleurothallopsisPorroglossumRestrepiaRestrepiellaScaphosepalumSpeckliniaStelisTeagueiaTomzanoniaTrichosalpinxTrisetellaZootrophion

References

    Data related to Pleurothallidinae at Wikispecies

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