Brasiliorchis

Brasiliorchis
	B. schunkeana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Orchidaceae
Subfamily:	Epidendroideae
Tribe:	Maxillarieae
Subtribe:	Maxillariinae
Genus:	Brasiliorchis; R.B.Singer, S.Koehler & Carnevali
Synonyms
	Bolbidium (Lindl.) Lindl.;

Brasiliorchis is a genus of orchid (family Orchidaceae). The genus includes species formerly placed in Maxillaria.^[2] It is found in South America (Colombia to Ecuador, eastern and southern Brazil to north-east Argentina).^[1]^[3]^[4]

Species

The following species were accepted by the World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, as of March 2014^[update]:^[1]

Brasiliorchis barbosae (Loefgr.) R.B.Singer, S.Koehler & Carnevali
Brasiliorchis chrysantha (Barb.Rodr.) R.B.Singer, S.Koehler & Carnevali
Brasiliorchis gracilis (Lodd., G.Lodd. & W.Lodd.) R.B.Singer, S.Koehler & Carnevali
Brasiliorchis heismanniana (Barb.Rodr.) R.B.Singer, S.Koehler & Carnevali
Brasiliorchis kautskyi (Pabst) R.B.Singer, S.Koehler & Carnevali
Brasiliorchis marginata (Lindl.) R.B.Singer, S.Koehler & Carnevali
Brasiliorchis monantha (Barb.Rodr.) Campacci
Brasiliorchis moutinhoi (Pabst) F.Barros & L.R.S.Guim.
Brasiliorchis phoenicanthera (Barb.Rodr.) R.B.Singer, S.Koehler & Carnevali
Brasiliorchis picta (Hook.) R.B.Singer, S.Koehler & Carnevali
Brasiliorchis piresiana (Hoehne) Christenson
Brasiliorchis polyantha (Barb.Rodr.) R.B.Singer, S.Koehler & Carnevali
Brasiliorchis porphyrostele (Rchb.f.) R.B.Singer, S.Koehler & Carnevali
Brasiliorchis schunkeana (Campacci & Kautsky) R.B.Singer, S.Koehler & Carnevali
Brasiliorchis ubatubana (Hoehne) R.B.Singer, S.Koehler & Carnevali

^ ^a ^b ^c "Brasiliorchis". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Retrieved 30 March 2014.
^ Singer, R.B.; Koehler, S.; Carnevali, G. (2007), "Brasiliorchis: A New Genus for the Maxillaria picta Alliance (Orchidaceae, Maxillariinae)", Novon, 17 (1): 91–99, doi:10.3417/1055-3177(2007)17[91:BANGFT]2.0.CO;2 {{citation}}: Unknown parameter |lastauthoramp= ignored (|name-list-style= suggested) (help)
^ Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.C. & Rasmussen, F.N. (2009). Epidendroideae (Part two). Genera Orchidacearum 5: 129 ff. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
^ Ferreira, A.W.C., Lima, M.I.S. & Pansarin, E.R. (2010). Orchidaceae na região central de São Paulo, Brasil. Rodriguésia; Revista do Instituto de Biologia Vegetal, Jardim Botânico e Estaçao Biologica do Itatiaya 61: 243-259.

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