Psychilis

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]

Peacock Orchid
Psychilis bifida
1836 illustration[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Monocots
Order:
Asparagales
Family:
Orchidaceae
Subfamily:
Epidendroideae
Tribe:
Epidendreae
Subtribe:
Laeliinae
Genus:
Psychilis

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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
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See also
  • List of Orchidaceae genera

References
  1. Miss Drake (1803-1857) del., J. Watts sc. - Edwards's Botanical Register, volume 22 plate 1879
  2. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  3. 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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