Psychilis

Peacock Orchid
	Psychilis bifida; 1836 illustration
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Orchidaceae
Subfamily:	Epidendroideae
Tribe:	Epidendreae
Subtribe:	Laeliinae
Genus:	Psychilis; Raf.

Psychilis, common name peacock orchid, is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It consists of about 15 species endemic to the West Indies.^[2]^[3]

Species

Species accepted as of June 2014:^[2]

Psychilis atropurpurea (Willd. Sauleda (1988) - Hispaniola
Psychilis bifida (Aubl. Sauleda (1988) - Hispaniola
Psychilis buchii (Cogn. Sauleda (1988)- Hispaniola
Psychilis cogniauxii (L.O.Williams) Sauleda (1988) - Hispaniola
Psychilis correllii Sauleda (1988) - Leeward Islands
Psychilis dodii Sauleda (1988) - Dominican Republic
Psychilis domingensis (Cogn.) Sauleda (1988) - Dominican Republic
Psychilis kraenzlinii (Bello) Sauleda (1988) - Puerto Rico
Psychilis krugii (Bello) Sauleda (1988) - Puerto Rico
Psychilis macconnelliae Sauleda (1988) - Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands
Psychilis monensis Sauleda (1988) - Mona Island
Psychilis olivacea (Cogn.) Sauleda (1988) - Hispaniola
Psychilis × raganii Sauleda - Puerto Rico (P. kraenzlinii × P. krugii)
Psychilis rubeniana Dod ex Sauleda (1988) - Dominican Republic
Psychilis × tudiana (Dod) Sauleda - Dominican Republic (P. bifida × P. truncata)
Psychilis truncata (Cogn.) Sauleda (1988) - Dominican Republic
Psychilis vernicosa (Dod) Sauleda (1988) - Dominican Republic

^ Miss Drake (1803-1857) del., J. Watts sc. - Edwards's Botanical Register, volume 22 plate 1879
^ ^a ^b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
^ Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.C. & Rasmussen, F.N. (2006). Epidendroideae (Part One). Genera Orchidacearum 4: 1-672. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.

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