Platyrhiza

{{Short description|Genus of orchids}}

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| genus = Platyrhiza

| parent_authority = Barb.Rodr.

| species = quadricolor

| authority = Barb.Rodr.

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| synonyms = Platyrhiza juergensii Schltr.

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Platyrhiza is a monotypic genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. The sole species is Platyrhiza quadricolor, endemic to Brazil.[http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=157643 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families]Chiron, G.R. (2014). Contribution à l'inventaire de la flore d'Orchidaceae d'Espírito Santo (Brésil).2a. Richardiana 14: 213-218.Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.C. & Rasmussen, F.N. (2009). Epidendroideae (Part two). Genera Orchidacearum 5: 1-585. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.