Basiphyllaea | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Orchidaceae |
Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
Tribe: | Epidendreae |
Subtribe: | Bletiinae |
Genus: | Basiphyllaea Schltr.[1] |
Type species | |
Basiphyllaea sarcophylla (Rchb.f.) Schltr.
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Synonyms[2] | |
Carteria Small, Torreya 10: 187 (1910), illegitimate, not Diesing 1866. |
Basiphyllaea is a genus of orchids (family Orchidaceae), known as Carter's orchid or crab orchids.[3] They are native to Florida and the West Indies. At the present time (May 2014), 7 species are recognized:[2]