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Pleurothallis

Pleurothallis
Pleurothallis epiglottis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Epidendreae
Subtribe: Pleurothallidinae
Genus: Pleurothallis
R.Br., 1813
Synonyms[1]
  • Acronia C.Presl
  • Ancipitia (Luer) Luer
  • Atopoglossum Luer
  • Centranthera Scheidw.
  • Colombiana Ospina
  • Lalexia Luer
  • Lindleyalis Luer
  • Loddigesia Luer
  • Mirandopsis Szlach. & Marg.
  • Mixis Luer
  • Orbis Luer
  • Pleurobotryum Barb.Rodr.
  • Proctoria Luer
  • Rhynchopera Klotzsch
  • Talpinaria H.Karst.
  • Tigivesta Luer
  • Vestigium Luer
  • Zosterophyllanthos Szlach. & Marg.

Pleurothallis is a genus of orchids commonly called bonnet orchids. The genus name is derived from the Greek word pleurothallos, meaning "riblike branches". This refers to the rib-like stems of many species. The genus is often abbreviated as "Pths" in horticultural trade.

This was a huge genus, which contained more than 1,200 species - the second largest in the Orchidaceae after Bulbophyllum. In 2004, it decreased by more than half when many species were moved into new genera.[2]

  1. ^ "Pleurothallis R.Br." Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2023-07-29.
  2. ^ Luer, Carlyle A. (2004-03-26). Hollowell, Victoria C.; McPherson, Amy; Gunter, Diana (eds.). "Icones Pleurothallidinarum XXVI". Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden. 95. Formatted by Barbara Mack. Missouri Botanical Garden Press: 253–265. ISSN 0161-1542 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.

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