Psychilis
| Peacock Orchid | |
|---|---|
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| Psychilis bifida 1836 illustration[1] | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
| Tribe: | Epidendreae |
| Subtribe: | Laeliinae |
| Genus: | Psychilis Raf. |
Psychilis, common name peacock orchid, is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It consists of about 15 species endemic to the West Indies.[2][3]
Species
Species accepted as of June 2014:[2]
- Psychilis atropurpurea (Willd. Sauleda (1988) - Hispaniola
- Psychilis bifida (Aubl. Sauleda (1988) - Hispaniola
- Psychilis buchii (Cogn. Sauleda (1988)- Hispaniola
- Psychilis cogniauxii (L.O.Williams) Sauleda (1988) - Hispaniola
- Psychilis correllii Sauleda (1988) - Leeward Islands
- Psychilis dodii Sauleda (1988) - Dominican Republic
- Psychilis domingensis (Cogn.) Sauleda (1988) - Dominican Republic
- Psychilis kraenzlinii (Bello) Sauleda (1988) - Puerto Rico
- Psychilis krugii (Bello) Sauleda (1988) - Puerto Rico
- Psychilis macconnelliae Sauleda (1988) - Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands
- Psychilis monensis Sauleda (1988) - Mona Island
- Psychilis olivacea (Cogn.) Sauleda (1988) - Hispaniola
- Psychilis × raganii Sauleda - Puerto Rico (P. kraenzlinii × P. krugii)
- Psychilis rubeniana Dod ex Sauleda (1988) - Dominican Republic
- Psychilis × tudiana (Dod) Sauleda - Dominican Republic (P. bifida × P. truncata)
- Psychilis truncata (Cogn.) Sauleda (1988) - Dominican Republic
- Psychilis vernicosa (Dod) Sauleda (1988) - Dominican Republic
See also
References
- ↑ Miss Drake (1803-1857) del., J. Watts sc. - Edwards's Botanical Register, volume 22 plate 1879
- 1 2 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ↑ 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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