Dendrophylax

Vernacular names [edit wikidata 'Dendrophylax']

مصرى: ديندروفيلاكس
перем коми: Дендрофилакс
коми: Дендрофилакс
мокшень: Дендрофилакс
кырык мары: Дендрофилакс
удмурт: Дендрофилакс

APG IV Classification: Domain: Eukaryota • (unranked): Archaeplastida • Regnum: Plantae • Cladus: Angiosperms • Cladus: monocots • Ordo: Asparagales • Familia: Orchidaceae • Subfamilia: Epidendroideae • Tribus: Vandeae • Subtribus: Angraecinae • Genus: Dendrophylax Rchb.f. (1864)

Genus Dendrophylax Rchb.f. (1864)

Synonyms
Heterotypic synonyms Polyrrhiza Pfitzer in H.G.A.Engler & K.A.E.Prantl (eds.), Nat. Pflanzenfam. 2 (6): 216 (1889) Harrisella Fawc. & Rendle, J. Bot. 47: 265 (1909) Polyradicion Garay, J. Arnold Arbor. 50: 466 (1969)

15 Species

Included species (for Kew Gardens 'World Checklist', 17 January 2021):
D. alcoa, D. barrettiae, D. constanzensis, D. fawcettii, D. filiformis, D. funalis, D. gracilis, D. helorrhiza, D. lindenii, D. macrocarpus, D. megarhizus, D. porrectus, D. sallei, D. serpentilingua, D. varius

Included species (for Tropicos, 17 January 2021):
D. alcoa, D. barrettiae, D. constanzensis, D. fawcettii, D. filiformis, D. flexuosus, D. funalis, D. gracilis, D. helorrhiza, D. hymenanthus, D. lindenii, D. macrocarpus, D. megarhizus, D. monteverdi, D. porrectus, D. sallei, D. serpentilingua, D. varius Note: list containing potentially synonyms

Type species Dendrophylax varius (J.F.Gmel.) Urb. (1918) ← Dendrophylax hymenanthus Rchb.f. (1864) ex: Orchis varia J.F.Gmel. (1791)

Dendrophylax funalis
Dendrophylax lindenii

Native distribution areas
Reference: Brummitt, R.K. (2001) TDGW - World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition Northern America Southeastern U.S.A. Florida. Mexico Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southwest, Mexico Southeast. Southern America Central America El Salvador, Guatemala. Caribbean Bahamas, Cayman Islands, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, Puerto Rico.

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