Porphyrostachys
{{Short description|Genus of flowering plants}}
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Porphyrostachys is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae, native to South America. As of June 2014, it contains two known species:[http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=163453 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.Brako, L. & J. L. Zarucchi. (eds.) 1993. Catalogue of the Flowering Plants and Gymnosperms of Peru. Monographs in systematic botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 45: i–xl, 1–1286.Garay, L. A. 1978. Studies in American Orchids—X. Botanical Museum Leaflets : Harvard University 26(1): 1–38
- Porphyrostachys parviflora (C.Schweinf.) Garay - Peru
- Porphyrostachys pilifera (Kunth) Rchb.f. - Peru, Ecuador
References
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- Berg Pana, H. 2005. Handbuch der Orchideen-Namen. Dictionary of Orchid Names. Dizionario dei nomi delle orchidee. Ulmer, Stuttgart
External links
- {{Wikispecies-inline|Porphyrostachys|Porphyrostachys}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20160304060407/http://www.arkive.org/porphyrostachys/porphyrostachys-pilifera/ Wildscreen Arkive, Porphyrostachys (Porphyrostachys pilifera)]
- [https://orchid.unibas.ch/phpMyHerbarium/16483/1/Porphyrostachys/pilifera/Kunth_Karl_Sigismund/Reichenbach_Heinrich_Gustav/specimen.php Swiss Orchid Foundation at Herbariuim Jany Renz, Porphyrostachys pilifera (Kunth) Rchb. f.]
- [http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?enlarge=0000+0000+0206+0098 Calphotos, University of California @ Berkeley, Porphyrostachys pilifera; Porphyrostachys Orchid ]
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Category:Orchids of South America
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