Platyrhiza

Platyrhiza is a monotypic genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. The sole species is Platyrhiza quadricolor, endemic to Brazil.[1][2][3]

Platyrhiza
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Monocots
Order:
Asparagales
Family:
Orchidaceae
Subfamily:
Epidendroideae
Tribe:
Cymbidieae
Subtribe:
Oncidiinae
Genus:
Platyrhiza

Species:
P. quadricolor
Binomial name
Platyrhiza quadricolor
Barb.Rodr.
Synonyms[1]

Platyrhiza juergensii Schltr.

See also
  • List of Orchidaceae genera

References
  1. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. Chiron, G.R. (2014). Contribution à l'inventaire de la flore d'Orchidaceae d'Espírito Santo (Brésil).2a. Richardiana 14: 213-218.
  3. Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.C. & Rasmussen, F.N. (2009). Epidendroideae (Part two). Genera Orchidacearum 5: 1-585. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
  • Berg Pana, H. 2005. Handbuch der Orchideen-Namen. Dictionary of Orchid Names. Dizionario dei nomi delle orchidee. Ulmer, Stuttgart


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