| Cup orchids | |
|---|---|
![]()  | |
| Brachionidium folsomii | |
| Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae | 
| Clade: | Tracheophytes | 
| Clade: | Angiosperms | 
| Clade: | Monocots | 
| Order: | Asparagales | 
| Family: | Orchidaceae | 
| Subfamily: | Epidendroideae | 
| Tribe: | Epidendreae | 
| Subtribe: | Pleurothallidinae | 
| Genus: | Brachionidium Lindl.  | 
| Synonyms[1] | |
| 
 Yolanda Hoehne  | |
Brachionidium (or cup orchid) is a genus of about 72 species of orchids, found throughout much of tropical America (Central America, the West Indies, and South America as far south as Brazil and Bolivia).[1][2][3][4] The generic name comes from Greek ("little arm") and refers to the protrusions on the stigma.
List of species
Accepted species:[1]
- Brachionidium alpestre Luer & R.Vásquez, Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 57: 12 (1995).
 - Brachionidium andreettae Luer & Hirtz, Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 57: 14 (1995).
 - Brachionidium arethusa Luer, Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 57: 16 (1995).
 - Brachionidium ballatrix Luer & Hirtz, Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 57: 18 (1995).
 - Brachionidium brachycladum Luer & R.Escobar, Orquideologia 16: 33 (1986).
 - Brachionidium brevicaudatum Rolfe, Trans. Linn. Soc. London, Bot. 6: 59 (1896).
 - Brachionidium calypso Luer, Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 57: 24 (1995).
 - Brachionidium capillare Luer & Hirtz, Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 57: 26 (1995).
 - Brachionidium ciliolatum Garay, J. Arnold Arbor. 50: 464 (1969).
 - Brachionidium condorense L.Jost, Selbyana 25: 11 (2004).
 - Brachionidium cruzae L.O.Williams, Brittonia 14: 441 (1962).
 - Brachionidium dalstroemii Luer, Lindleyana 1: 170 (1986).
 - Brachionidium deflexum L.Jost, Selbyana 25: 13 (2004).
 - Brachionidium dentatum Luer & Dressler, Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 57: 34 (1995).
 - Brachionidium diaphanum Luer & R.Vásquez, Phytologia 55: 175 (1984).
 - Brachionidium dodsonii Luer, Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 57: 38 (1995).
 - Brachionidium dressleri Luer, Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 57: 40 (1995).
 - Brachionidium ecuadorense Garay, Can. J. Bot. 34: 731 (1956).
 - Brachionidium elegans Luer & Hirtz, Orchidee (Hamburg) 37: 23 (1986).
 - Brachionidium ephemerum Luer & Hirtz, Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 57: 46 (1995).
 - Brachionidium escobarii Luer, Lindleyana 1: 172 (1986).
 - Brachionidium filamentosum Luer & Hirtz, Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 57: 50 (1995).
 - Brachionidium folsomii Dressler, Orquideologia 15: 154 (1982).
 - Brachionidium fornicatum Luer & Hirtz, Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 57: 54 (1995).
 - Brachionidium furfuraceum Luer, Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 57: 56 (1995).
 - Brachionidium galeatum Luer & Hirtz, Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 57: 58 (1995).
 - Brachionidium gonzalesiorum Becerra, Arnaldoa 12: 56 (2005).
 - Brachionidium haberi Luer, Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 57: 60 (1995).
 - Brachionidium hirtzii Luer, Lindleyana 1: 174 (1986).
 - Brachionidium imperiale Luer & Hirtz ex Harling & L.Andersson, in Fl. Ecuador 76: 97 (2005).
 - Brachionidium ingramii Luer & Dalström, Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 61(4): 1 (1996).
 - Brachionidium jesupiae Luer, Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 57: 66 (1995).
 - Brachionidium juliani Carnevali & I.Ramírez, Ernstia 39: 6 (1986).
 - Brachionidium kuhniarum Dressler, Orquideologia 15: 157 (1982).
 - Brachionidium lehmannii Luer, Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 57: 72 (1995).
 - Brachionidium longicaudatum Ames & C.Schweinf., Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 58: 348 (1931).
 - Brachionidium loxense Luer, Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 57: 76 (1995).
 - Brachionidium lucanoideum Luer, Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 57: 78 (1995).
 - Brachionidium machupicchuense N.Salinas & Christenson, Orchids 71: 717 (2002).
 - Brachionidium meridense Garay, Can. J. Bot. 34: 736 (1956).
 - Brachionidium minusculum Luer & Dressler, Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 57: 82 (1995).
 - Brachionidium muscosum Luer & R.Vásquez, Phytologia 55: 176 (1984).
 - Brachionidium neblinense Carnevali & I.Ramírez, Ernstia 39: 9 (1986).
 - Brachionidium operosum Luer & Hirtz, Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 57: 86 (1995).
 - Brachionidium parvifolium (Lindl.) Lindl., Fol. Orchid. 8: 1 (1859).
 - Brachionidium parvum Cogn., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 6: 307 (1909).
 - Brachionidium peltarion Luer, Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 57: 92 (1995).
 - Brachionidium pepe-portillae Luer & Hirtz, Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 103: 309 (2005).
 - Brachionidium phalangiferum Garay, Can. J. Bot. 34: 738 (1956).
 - Brachionidium piuntzae Luer, Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 57: 96 (1995).
 - Brachionidium polypodium Luer, Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 57: 98 (1995).
 - Brachionidium portillae Luer, Lindleyana 1: 176 (1986).
 - Brachionidium pteroglossum Luer, Phytologia 55: 176 (1984).
 - Brachionidium puraceense Luer, Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 57: 104 (1995).
 - Brachionidium pusillum Ames & C.Schweinf., Schedul. Orchid. 10: 52 (1930).
 - Brachionidium quatuor Becerra, Arnaldoa 12: 57 (2005).
 - Brachionidium renzii Luer, Lindleyana 11: 118 (1996).
 - Brachionidium restrepioides (Hoehne) Pabst, Orchid. Bras.: 166 (1975).
 - Brachionidium rugosum Luer & Hirtz, Lindleyana 1: 178 (1986).
 - Brachionidium satyreum Luer, Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 57: 112 (1995).
 - Brachionidium serratum Schltr., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 9: 164 (1911).
 - Brachionidium sherringii Rolfe, Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1893: 4 (1893).
 - Brachionidium simplex Garay, Can. J. Bot. 34: 741 (1956).
 - Brachionidium stellare Luer & Hirtz, Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 57: 120 (1995).
 - Brachionidium syme-morrisii Luer, Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 57: 122 (1995).
 - Brachionidium tetrapetalum (F.Lehm. & Kraenzl.) Schltr., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 7: 241 (1920).
 - Brachionidium tuberculatum Lindl., Fol. Orchid. 8: 6 (1859).
 - Brachionidium uxorium Luer & R.Vásquez, Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 57: 130 (1995).
 - Brachionidium valerioi Ames & C.Schweinf., Schedul. Orchid. 10: 53 (1930).
 - Brachionidium vasquezii Luer, Phytologia 55: 177 (1984).
 - Brachionidium yanachagaensis Becerra, Arnaldoa 12: 56 (2005).
 - Brachionidium zunagense Luer & Hirtz, Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 57: 136 (1995).
 
References
- 1 2 3 "Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families". Apps.kew.org. Retrieved 2019-01-15.
 - ↑  Forzza, R. C. 2010. Lista de espécies Flora do Brasil "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-09-06. Retrieved 2015-08-20.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link). Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro - ↑ Stevens, W. D., C. Ulloa Ulloa, A. Pool & O. M. Montiel. 2001. Flora de Nicaragua. Monographs in systematic botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 85: i–xlii,.
 - ↑ Luteyn, J. L. 1999. Páramos, a checklist of plant diversity, geographical distribution, and botanical literature. Memoirs of The New York Botanical Garden 84: viii–xv, 1–278.
 
External links
 Media related to Brachionidium at Wikimedia Commons
 Data related to Brachionidium at Wikispecies
    This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.
