Eurystyles Explained

Eurystyles is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains over 20 known species native to South America, Central America, the West Indies and Chiapas.^[1]

1. Eurystyles actinosophila (Barb.Rodr.) Schltr.
2. Eurystyles alticola Dod
3. Eurystyles ananassocomus (Rchb.f.) Schltr.
4. Eurystyles borealis A.H.Heller
5. Eurystyles christensonii D.E.Benn.
6. Eurystyles cogniauxii (Kraenzl.) Schltr.
7. Eurystyles cornu-bovis Szlach.
8. Eurystyles cotyledon Wawra
9. Eurystyles cristata (Schltr.) Schltr.
10. Eurystyles crocodilus Szlach.
11. Eurystyles domingensis Dod
12. Eurystyles gardneri (Lindl.) Garay
13. Eurystyles guentheriana (Kraenzl.) Garay
14. Eurystyles hoehnei Szlach.
15. Eurystyles lobata Chiron & V.P.Castro
16. Eurystyles lorenzii (Cogn.) Schltr.
17. Eurystyles luisortizii^[2]
18. Eurystyles ochyrana (Szlach., Mytnik & Rutk.) F.Barros & L.R.S.Guim.
19. Eurystyles rutkowskiana Szlach.
20. Eurystyles splendissima Szlach.
21. Eurystyles standleyi Ames

See also

• List of Orchidaceae genera

References

• (1863) Oesterreichische Botanische Zeitschrift 13(1): 223.
• (2003) Genera Orchidacearum 3: 204 ff. Oxford University Press.
• 2005. Handbuch der Orchideen-Namen. Dictionary of Orchid Names. Dizionario dei nomi delle orchidee. Ulmer, Stuttgart
• (2011) The leaves got it right again: DNA phylogenetics supports a sister-group relationship between Eurostlyes and Lankesterella (Orchidaceae: Spiranthinae), Lankesteriana, 11(3): 337–347.

Notes and References

1. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=82966 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
2. Web site: Ackerman . James D. . Ortiz Jordan . Luis . A new species of Eurystyles (Orchidaceae) is exposed by a fierce hurricane in Puerto Rico . 24 March 2023.