Psychilis, common name peacock orchid, is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It consists of about 15 species native to the West Indies.[2][3]

Psychilis
Psychilis bifida
1836 illustration[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Epidendreae
Subtribe: Laeliinae
Genus: Psychilis
Raf.
Type species
Psychilis bifida

Species

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Species accepted as of June 2022:[2]

Image Name Distribution Elevation (m)
  Psychilis atropurpurea (Willd. Sauleda (1988) Hispaniola 0–1,100 metres (0–3,609 ft)
Psychilis bifida (Aubl. Sauleda (1988) Hispaniola
Psychilis buchii (Cogn. Sauleda (1988) Hispaniola 350 metres (1,150 ft)
  Psychilis cogniauxii (L.O.Williams) Sauleda (1988) Hispaniola 0–1,100 metres (0–3,609 ft)
Psychilis correllii Sauleda (1988) Leeward Islands 100–200 metres (330–660 ft)
Psychilis dodii Sauleda (1988) Dominican Republic 275–1,200 metres (902–3,937 ft)
Psychilis domingensis (Cogn.) Sauleda (1988) Dominican Republic 100–1,500 metres (330–4,920 ft)
Psychilis kraenzlinii (Bello) Sauleda (1988) Puerto Rico 0–600 metres (0–1,969 ft)
Psychilis krugii (Bello) Sauleda (1988) Puerto Rico 0–300 metres (0–984 ft)
Psychilis macconnelliae Sauleda (1988) Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands 0–340 metres (0–1,115 ft)
Psychilis monensis Sauleda (1988) Mona Island
  Psychilis olivacea (Cogn.) Sauleda (1988) Hispaniola 0–250 metres (0–820 ft)
Psychilis rubeniana Dod ex Sauleda (1988) Dominican Republic 0–200 metres (0–656 ft)
  Psychilis truncata (Cogn.) Sauleda (1988) Dominican Republic 0–1,100 metres (0–3,609 ft)
Psychilis vernicosa (Dod) Sauleda (1988) Dominican Republic 1,100 metres (3,600 ft)

Natural Hybrids

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Image Name Parentage Distribution Elevation (m)
Psychilis × raganii Sauleda (P. kraenzlinii × P. krugii) Puerto Rico
Psychilis × tudiana (Dod) Sauleda (P. bifida × P. truncata) Dominican Republic

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Miss Drake (1803-1857) del., J. Watts sc. - Edwards's Botanical Register, volume 22 plate 1879
  2. ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  3. ^ Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.C. & Rasmussen, F.N. (2006). Epidendroideae (Part One). Genera Orchidacearum 4: 1-672. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
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