Psychilis

Psychilis bifida (Typus)

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asparagales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Ordo: Asparagales

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Epidendroideae
Tribus: Epidendreae
Subtribus: Laeliinae
Genus: Psychilis

Overview of species (15)

P. atropurpurea – P. bifida – P. buchii – P. cogniauxii – P. correllii – P. dodii – P. domingensis – P. kraenzlinii – P. krugii – P. macconnelliae – P. monensis – P. olivacea – P. rubeniana – P. truncata – P. vernicosa

Nothospecies: (2)

P. × raganii – P. × tudiana

Name

Psychilis Raf., Fl. Tellur. 4: 40 (1838)

• Type species: Psychilis bifida (Aubl.) Sauleda, Phytologia 65: 8 (1988)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Southern America Caribbean Dominican Republic, Haiti, Leeward Islands, Puerto Rico. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.W. & Rasmussen, F.N. (eds.) 2006. Genera Orchidacearum Volume 4 Epidendroideae (Part one); page 300 ff., Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-850712-7. Reference page. 
• Rafinesque, C.S. 1838 ("1836"). Flora Telluriana. Pars 4. 135 pp., Philadelphia. BHL Reference page. : 40.

Links

• Emonocot.org 2018. Psychilis in The Orders and Families of Monocotyledons. Published online. Accessed: 2018 September 17.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2018. Psychilis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2018 September 17. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2018. Psychilis. Published online. Accessed: 17 September 2018.
• The Plant List 2013. Psychilis in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2018 September 17.
• Tropicos.org 2018. Psychilis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 17 September 2018.

Vernacular names

English: Peacock orchid
перем коми: Психилис
коми: Психилис
кырык мары: Психилис
удмурт: Психилис

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