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Ophidion (plant)

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Ophidion
Ophidion pleurothallopsis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Subtribe: Pleurothallidinae
Genus: Ophidion
Luer[1]
Species

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Synonyms[2]

    Ophidion is a genus of flowering plant in the family Orchidaceae, native to Panama to western South America and Venezuela.[2] The genus was established by Carlyle A. Luer.[1] It has been included in a broad circumscription of Phloeophila, but there is evidence that it forms a monophyletic taxon,[3] and it is accepted by Plants of the World Online.[2]

    Species

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    As of August 2023, Plants of the World Online accepted the following species:[2]

    References

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    1. ^ a b "Ophidion Luer", The International Plant Names Index, retrieved 2023-08-02
    2. ^ a b c d "Ophidion Luer", Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2023-08-02
    3. ^ Reina-Rodríguez, Guillermo A.; Bogarín, Diego; Hernandez, Yerlin; Nicholls-Giraldo, Isabel & Pérez-Escobar, Oscar A. (2023), "A new Ophidion (Orchidaceae, Pleurothallidinae) from the Pacific lowlands of Colombia and the unresolved phylogenetic position of Phloeophila s.l.", Systematics and Biodiversity, 21 (1): 2160504, doi:10.1080/14772000.2022.2160504