Nothostele is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains two known species, both endemic to Brazil.[1]

Nothostele
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Orchidoideae
Tribe: Cranichideae
Subtribe: Spiranthinae
Genus: Nothostele
Garay

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References edit

  • Batista, J.A.N., Meneguzzo, T.E.C., Salazar, G.A., Ramalho, A.J. & Bianchetti, L.B. 2011. Phylogenetic placement, taxonomic revision and a new species of Nothostele (Orchidaceae), an enigmatic genus endemic to the cerrado of central Brazil. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society, 165(4): 348–363. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8339.2011.01113.x
  • Garay, L.A. (1982) Botanical Museum Leaflets 28(4): 339.
  • Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.C. & Rasmussen, F.N. (2003) Genera Orchidacearum 3: 1–358. Oxford University Press.
  • Berg Pana, H. 2005. Handbuch der Orchideen-Namen. Dictionary of Orchid Names. Dizionario dei nomi delle orchidee. Ulmer, Stuttgart
  • Batista, J.A.N., Meneguzzo, T.E.C., Salazar, G.A., Ramalho, A.J. & Bianchetti, L. de Bem (2011) Phylogenetic placement, taxonomic revision and a new species of Nothostele (Orchidaceae), an enigmatic genus endemic to the cerrado of central Brazil, Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society, 165(4): 348–363.

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