Brachystele is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It consists of 20 species native primarily to South America but with a few species in Mexico, Central America, and Trinidad & Tobago.[1]

  1. Brachystele arechavaletae (Kraenzl.) Schltr.
  2. Brachystele bicrinita Szlach.
  3. Brachystele bracteosa (Lindl.) Schltr.
  4. Brachystele burkartii M.N.Correa
  5. Brachystele camporum (Lindl.) Schltr.
  6. Brachystele chlorops (Rchb.f.) Schltr.
  7. Brachystele cyclochila (Kraenzl.) Schltr.
  8. Brachystele delicatula (Kraenzl.) Schltr.
  9. Brachystele dilatata (Lindl.) Schltr.
  10. Brachystele guayanensis (Lindl.) Schltr.
  11. Brachystele luzmariana Szlach. & R.González
  12. Brachystele maasii Szlach.
  13. Brachystele oxyanthos Szlach
  14. Brachystele pappulosa Szlach
  15. Brachystele scabrilingua Szlach
  16. Brachystele subfiliformis (Cogn.) Schltr
  17. Brachystele tamayoana Szlach.
  18. Brachystele unilateralis (Poir.) Schltr
  19. Brachystele waldemarii Szlach.
  20. Brachystele widgrenii (Rchb.f.) Schltr.
Brachystele
Brachystele bracteosa
1837 illustration
Edwards's Botanical Register
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Orchidoideae
Tribe: Cranichideae
Subtribe: Spiranthinae
Genus: Brachystele
Schltr.
Synonyms[1]

Diskyphogyne Szlach. & R.González

See also

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References

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  • Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.A. & Rasmussen, F. eds. (1999). Genera Orchidacearum 1. Oxford Univ. Press.
  • Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.A. & Rasmussen, F. eds. (2001). Genera Orchidacearum 2. Oxford Univ. Press.
  • Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.A. & Rasmussen, F. eds. (2003). Genera Orchidacearum 3. Oxford Univ. Press
  • Berg Pana, H. 2005. Handbuch der Orchideen-Namen. Dictionary of Orchid Names. Dizionario dei nomi delle orchidee. Ulmer, Stuttgart
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