Brachystele

Brachystele
Brachystele bracteosa 1837 illustration Edwards's Botanical Register
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Embryophytes
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Orchidaceae
Subfamily:	Orchidoideae
Tribe:	Cranichideae
Subtribe:	Spiranthinae
Genus:	Brachystele Schltr.
Synonyms
Diskyphogyne Szlach. & R.González

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 and Tobago.

• Brachystele arechavaletae (Kraenzl.) Schltr.
• Brachystele bicrinita Szlach.
• Brachystele bracteosa (Lindl.) Schltr.
• Brachystele burkartii M.N.Correa
• Brachystele camporum (Lindl.) Schltr.
• Brachystele chlorops (Rchb.f.) Schltr.
• Brachystele cyclochila (Kraenzl.) Schltr.
• Brachystele delicatula (Kraenzl.) Schltr.
• Brachystele dilatata (Lindl.) Schltr.
• Brachystele guayanensis (Lindl.) Schltr.
• Brachystele luzmariana Szlach. & R.González
• Brachystele maasii Szlach.
• Brachystele oxyanthos Szlach
• Brachystele pappulosa Szlach
• Brachystele scabrilingua Szlach
• Brachystele subfiliformis (Cogn.) Schltr
• Brachystele tamayoana Szlach.
• Brachystele unilateralis (Poir.) Schltr
• Brachystele waldemarii Szlach.
• Brachystele widgrenii (Rchb.f.) Schltr.

See also

• List of Orchidaceae genera

References

• 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

External links

• Media related to Brachystele at Wikimedia Commons
• Data related to Brachystele at Wikispecies