Psilochilus Explained

Psilochilus is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It is native to South America, Central America, Mexico and the West Indies.^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]}

1. Psilochilus carinatus Garay - Colombia
2. Psilochilus dusenianus Kraenzl. ex Garay & Dunst. - Venezuela, Brazil
3. Psilochilus macrophyllus (Lindl.) Ames - widespread from central Mexico and the West indies south to Peru
4. Psilochilus maderoi (Schltr.) Schltr. - Colombia
5. Psilochilus modestus Barb.Rodr. - Venezuela, Brazil
6. Psilochilus mollis Garay - Ecuador
7. Psilochilus physurifolius (Rchb.f.) Løjtnant - Venezuela, Guyana
8. Psilochilus vallecaucanus Kolan. & Szlach. - Colombia

See also

• List of Orchidaceae genera

Notes and References

1. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=167011 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
2. Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.C. & Rasmussen, F.N. (2006). Epidendroideae (Part One). Genera Orchidacearum 4: 1-672. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
3. Dressler, R.L. 2003. Orchidaceae. En: Manual de Plantas de Costa Rica. Vol. 3. B.E. Hammel, M.H. Grayum, C. Herrera & N. Zamora (eds.). Monographs in systematic botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 93: 1–595
4. Forzza, R. C. 2010. Lista de espécies Flora do Brasil http://floradobrasil.jbrj.gov.br/2010 . Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro
5. McLeish, I., N. R. Pearce & B. R. Adams. 1995. Native Orchids of Belize. 1–278.
6. 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,.