Laeliinae

Laeliinae is a Neotropical subtribe including 40 orchid genera, such as Brassavola, Laelia and Cattleya. The genus Epidendrum is the largest within this subtribe, containing about 1500 species. This is followed by the genus Encyclia, with over 120 species.

Laeliinae
Brassavola flagellaris, a species within the Laeliinae subtribe
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Epidendreae
Subtribe: Laeliinae
Benth.
Genera

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List of genera

Genus and Number of Species:

  • Acrorchis Dressler, 1
  • Adamantinia Van den Berg & M.W.Chase, 1
  • Alamania La Llave & Lex., 1
  • Arpophyllum La Llave & Lex, 5
  • Artorima Dressler & G.E.Pollard, 1
  • Barkeria Knowles & Westc., 17
    • Syn. Dothilophis Raf.
  • Brassavola R.Br., 17
  • Broughtonia R.Br., 6
    • Syn. Cattleyopsis Lem., Laeliopsis Lindl.
  • Cattleya Lindl., 118
    • Syn. Maelenia Dum., Sophronitis Lindl., Sophronia Lindl., Lophoglottis Raf., Hoffmannseggella H.G.Jones, Hadrolaelia (Schltr.) Chiron & V.P.Castro, Dungsia Chiron & V.P.Castro, Microlaelia (Schltr.) Chiron & V.P.Castro, Chironiella Braem, Brasilaelia Campacci, Cattleyella Van den Berg & M.W.Chase, Schluckebieria Braem
  • Caularthron Raf., 3
    • Syn. Diacrium (Lindl.)Benth., Dothilophis Raf.
  • Constantia Barb.Rodr., 5
  • Dimerandra Schltr., 1
  • Dinema Lindl., 1
  • Domingoa Schltr., 5
    • Syn. Hartwegia Lindl., Nageliella L.O.Williams
  • Encyclia Hook., 120
  • Epidendrum L., 1500
    • Syn. Amblostoma Scheidw., Amblystoma Kuntze, Amphiglottis Salisb., Amphiglottium (Salisb.) Lindl. ex Stein, Auliza Salisb., Auliza Salisb. ex Small, Aulizeum Lindl. ex Stein, Coilostylis Raf., Didothion Raf., Diothonea Lindl., Epidanthus L.O.Williams, Epidendropsis Garay & Dunst., Gastropodium Lindl., Hemiscleria Lindl., Kalopternix Garay & Dunst., Lanium (Lindl.) Benth., Larnandra Raf., Minicolumna Brieger, Nanodes Lindl., Neohlemannia Kraenzl., Neowilliamsia Garay, Nyctosma Raf., Oerstedella Rchb.f., Physinga Lindl., Pleuranthium (Rchb.f.) Benth., Pseudepidendrum Rchb.f., Psilanthemum Klotszch ex Stein, Seraphyta Fisch. & C.A.Mey., Spathiger Small, Spathium Lindl. ex Stein, Stenoglossum Kunth, Tritelandra Raf.
  • Guarianthe Dressler & W.E.Higgins, 4
  • Hagsatera R.González, 2
  • Homalopetalum Rolfe, 7
    • Syn. Pinelia Lindl., Pinelianthe Rauschert
  • Isabelia Barb.Rodr., 3
    • Syn. Neolauchea Kraenzl., Sophronitella Schltr.
  • Jacquiniella Schltr., 11
    • Syn. Dressleriella Brieger, Briegeria Senghas
  • Laelia Lindl., 25
    • Syn. Amalia Lindl., Amalias Hofmsgg., Schomburgkia Lindl.
  • Laeliocatarthron (nothogenus)
  • Leptotes Lindl., 5
  • Loefgrenianthus Hoehne, 1
  • Meiracyllium Rchb.f., 2
  • Microepidendrum Brieger ex W.E.Higgins, 1
  • Myrmecophila Rolfe, 10
  • Nidema Britton & Millsp., 2
  • Oestlundia W.E.Higgins, 4
  • Orleanesia Barb.Rodr., 11
  • Prosthechea Knowles & Westc., 100
    • Syn. Epithecium Knowles & Westc., Hormidium Heynh., Anacheilium Hoffmgg., Euchile (Dressler & G.E.Pollard) Withner, Pseudencyclia Chiron & V.P.Castro., Panarica Withner & P.A.Harding, Pollardia Withner & P.A.Harding
  • Pseudolaelia Porto & Brade, 10
    • Syn. Renata Ruschi
  • Psychilis Raf., 15
  • Pygmaeorchis Brade, 2
  • Quisqueya Dod, 4
  • Rhyncholaelia Schltr, 2
  • Scaphyglottis Poepp. & Endl., 60
    • Syn. Hexisea Lindl., Cladobium Lindl., Hexadesmia Brongn., Tetragamestus Rchb.f., Reichenbachanthus Barb.Rodr., Fractiungis Schltr., Leaoa Schltr. & Porto, Pachystele Schltr., Costaricaea Schltr., Ramonia Schltr., Platyglottis L.O.Williams
  • Tetramicra Lindl., 13
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References
  • van den Berg, C., W. E. Higgins, R. L. Dressler, W. M. Whitten, M. A. Soto Arenas, A. Culham and M. W. Chase. 2000. A Phylogenetic Analysis of Laeliinae (Orchidaceae) Based on Sequence Data from Internal Transcribed Spacers (ITS) of Nuclear Ribosomal DNA. Lindleyana 15(2): 96–114.
  • van den Berg, C. et al. 2005. Subtribe Laeliinae. pp. 181–316 In Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.W., Rasmussen, F.N. Genera Orchidacearum Vol. IV. Oxford University Press, Oxford.
  • van den Berg C, Chase M.W. 2005 Nomenclatural notes on Laeliinae (Orchidaceae) - IV. New combinations in Laelia and Sophronitis. Kew Bull. 59. (4): 565-567 (2004 publ. 2005)
  • van den Berg, C. 2014. Reaching a compromise between conflicting nuclear and plastid phylogenetic trees: a new classification for the genus Cattleya (Epidendreae; Epidendroideae; Orchidaceae). Phytotaxa 186 (2): 075–086.
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