Discyphus

Discyphus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Orchidoideae
Tribe: Cranichideae
Subtribe: Discyphinae
Salazar & Van den Berg
Genus: Discyphus
Schltr.
Species:
D. scopulariae
Binomial name
Discyphus scopulariae
Synonyms[1]
  • Dikylikostigma Kraenzl.
  • Spiranthes scopulariae Rchb.f.
  • Gyrostachys scopulariae (Rchb.f.) Kuntze
  • Dikylikostigma preussii Kraenzl.

Discyphus is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It is the only genus in the subtribe Discyphinae of the tribe Cranichideae.[2] It contains only one currently recognized species, Discyphus scopulariae, with two accepted varieties:[1][3][4][5]

  1. ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference ChaseCameron2015 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Forzza, R. C. 2010. Lista de espécies Flora do Brasil "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-09-06. Retrieved 2015-08-20.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link). Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro
  4. ^ Christenson, E. A. 1991. Mesoamerican orchid studies I: Orchids of Panama. Lindleyana 6(1): 42–48.
  5. ^ Funk, V. A., P. E. Berry, S. Alexander, T. H. Hollowell & C. L. Kelloff. 2007. Checklist of the Plants of the Guiana Shield (Venezuela: Amazonas, Bolivar, Delta Amacuro; Guyana, Surinam, French Guiana). Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 55: 1–584