Phloeophila

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Phloeophila
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Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Subtribe: Pleurothallidinae
Genus: Phloeophila
Hoehne & Schltr.

Phloeophila is a genus of orchids belonging to the tribe Pleurothallidinae. While an initial molecular phylogeny in 2013 suggested that the type species of the genus () was nested within Pabstiella, further sampling showed that it in fact belongs to a unique clade distant from Pabstiella, forming the current basis of the genus.[1]

Species[]

Species accepted by the Plants of the World Online as of February 2021:[2]

  • L.E.Matthews
  • (P.Ortiz) Pfahl
  • (Luer & R.Escobar) Pridgeon & M.W.Chase
  • (Luer) Pridgeon & M.W.Chase
  • (Luer & R.Escobar) Pridgeon & M.W.Chase
  • L.E.Matthews
  • (Rchb.f.) Garay
  • (Luer) Pridgeon & M.W.Chase
  • Phloeophila peperomioides (Ames) Garay
  • (Kraenzl.) Pridgeon & M.W.Chase
  • (Luer & Hirtz) Luer

References[]

  1. ^ Chiron, Guy R.; Karremans, Adam P.; van den Berg, Cassio (2016). "Nomenclatural notes in the Pleurothallidinae (Orchidaceae): Phloeophila". Phytotaxa. 270 (1). doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.270.1.6.
  2. ^ "Phloeophila". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens Kews. 2021. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
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