Brachystele

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Monocots
Ordo: Asparagales

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Orchidoideae
Tribus: Cranichideae
Subtribus: Spiranthinae
Genus: Brachystele
Overview of species (20)

B. arechavaletae – B. bicrinita – B. bracteosa – B. burkartii – B. camporum – B. chlorops – B. cyclochila – B. delicatula – B. dilatata – B. guayanensis – B. luzmariana – B. maasii – B. oxyanthos – B. pappulosa – B. scabrilingua – B. subfiliformis – B. tamayoana – B. unilateralis – B. waldemarii – B. widgrenii
Name

Brachystele Schltr., Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 37(2): 370 (1920)

Type species: Brachystele unilateralis (Poir.) Schltr., Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 37(2): 374 (1920)

Synonymy

Heterotypic
Diskyphogyne Szlach. & R.González, Fragm. Florist. Geobot. 41: 494 (1996)

Distribution
Native distribution areas:

Northern America
Mexico
Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southwest, Mexico Southeast,
Southern America
Central America
Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Panama,
Caribbean
Trinidad-Tobago,
Northern South America
French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela,
Western South America
Bolivia, Colombia, Peru,
Brazil
Brazil Southeast, Brazil North, Brazil South,
Southern South America
Argentina Northeast, Argentina South, Argentina Northwest, Chile Central, Chile South, Paraguay, Uruguay,

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References
Primary references

Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.W. & Rasmussen, F.N. (eds.) 2003. Genera Orchidacearum Volume 3: Orchidoideae (Part two); page 176 ff., Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-850711-9
Schlechter, F.R.R. (1920) Beihefte zum Botanischen Centralblatt. Zweite Abteilung 37(2, Heft 3): 370–371.

Links

Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2021. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Brachystele. Accessed: 2021 Mar 22.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Brachystele in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2021 Mar 22. Reference page.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Brachystele in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2021 Mar 22. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2021. Brachystele. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2021. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2021 Mar 22. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2021. Brachystele. Published online. Accessed: 22 Mar 2021.
Tropicos.org 2021. Brachystele. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2021 Mar 22.

Vernacular names

перем коми: Брахистеле
коми: Брахистеле
мокшень: Брахистеле
олык марий: Брахистеле
кырык мары: Брахистеле
удмурт: Брахистеле

Brachystele is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It consists of 20 species native primarily to South America but with a few species in Mexico, Central America, and Trinidad & Tobago.[1]

Brachystele arechavaletae (Kraenzl.) Schltr.
Brachystele bicrinita Szlach.
Brachystele bracteosa (Lindl.) Schltr.
Brachystele burkartii M.N.Correa
Brachystele camporum (Lindl.) Schltr.
Brachystele chlorops (Rchb.f.) Schltr.
Brachystele cyclochila (Kraenzl.) Schltr.
Brachystele delicatula (Kraenzl.) Schltr.
Brachystele dilatata (Lindl.) Schltr.
Brachystele guayanensis (Lindl.) Schltr.
Brachystele luzmariana Szlach. & R.González
Brachystele maasii Szlach.
Brachystele oxyanthos Szlach
Brachystele pappulosa Szlach
Brachystele scabrilingua Szlach
Brachystele subfiliformis (Cogn.) Schltr
Brachystele tamayoana Szlach.
Brachystele unilateralis (Poir.) Schltr
Brachystele waldemarii Szlach.
Brachystele widgrenii (Rchb.f.) Schltr.