Pseudocentrum
Pseudocentrum is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It is native to Central America, the West Indies and northern South America.[1][2]
| Pseudocentrum | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Orchidoideae |
| Tribe: | Cranichideae |
| Subtribe: | Cranichidinae |
| Genus: | Pseudocentrum Lindl. |
Species recognized as of June 2014:
- Pseudocentrum bursarium Rchb.f. - Colombia, Ecuador, Peru
- Pseudocentrum guadalupense Cogn. in I.Urban - Guadeloupe[3]
- Pseudocentrum hoffmannii (Rchb.f.) Rchb.f. - Costa Rica, Panama
- Pseudocentrum macrostachyum Lindl. - Colombia, Ecuador, Peru
- Pseudocentrum minus Benth. - Jamaica, Dominican Republic
- Pseudocentrum purdii Garay - Colombia
- Pseudocentrum sylvicola Rchb.f. - Colombia, Ecuador
References
- Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.C. & Rasmussen, F.N. (2003). Genera Orchidacearum 3: 1-358. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
- Parc national de la Guadeloupe, 2013, Redécouverte de Pseudocentrum guadalupense Cogn. (rediscovery of a species formerly thought to be extinct)
External links
Wikispecies has information related to Pseudocentrum.
- Swiss Orchid Foundation at Herberium Jany renz, Pseudocentrum purdii Garay
- Plant illustrations, Pseudocentrum
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