Pachyplectron Explained

Pachyplectron is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. The genus contains three species, all endemic to New Caledonia.^{[1] [2]} The genus is related to Odontochilus.^[3]

Species of Pachyplectron

1. Pachyplectron aphyllum T.Hashim., Ann. Tsukuba Bot. Gard. 16: 7 (1997).
2. Pachyplectron arifolium Schltr., Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 39: 52 (1906).
3. Pachyplectron neocaledonicum Schltr., Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 39: 52 (1906).

See also

• List of Orchidaceae genera

References

• Berg Pana, H. 2005. Handbuch der Orchideen-Namen. Dictionary of Orchid Names. Dizionario dei nomi delle orchidee. Ulmer, Stuttgart

Notes and References

1. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=145204 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
2. Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.C. & Rasmussen, F.N. (2003). Genera Orchidacearum 3: 1-358. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
3. Alvarez-Molina, A., and K. M. Cameron. (2009) Molecular Phylogenetics of Prescottinae S.l. and Their Close Allies (Orchidaceae, Cranichideae) Inferred from Plastid and Nuclear Ribosomal DNA Sequences. American Journal of Botany 96 (5): 1020–40.