Brachystele

Brachystele
Brachystele bracteosa 1837 illustration Edwards's Botanical Register
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Orchidaceae
Subfamily:	Orchidoideae
Tribe:	Cranichideae
Subtribe:	Spiranthinae
Genus:	Schltr.
Synonyms[1]
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 & 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.

• List of Orchidaceae genera

• 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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• Data related to Brachystele at Wikispecies