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Ver. 25.03
Mar. 6th, 2025

134.0000 Family Orchidaceae Juss.; Gen. Pl. [Jussieu] 64 (1789), nom. cons.
over 800 genera, more than 30.000 spp. worldwide, mostly tropical
Species listed in database: 30538; hybrids: 1461
= Apostasiaceae Lindl.; Nix. Pl. 22 (1833), nom. cons.
= Cypripediaceae Lindl.; Nix. Pl. 22 (1833)
= Limodoraceae Horan.; Char. Ess. Fam. 44 (1847)
= Liparidaceae Vines; Stud. Text-book Bot. 2: 567 (1895)
= Neottiaceae Horan.; Prim. Lin. Syst. Nat. 50 (1834)
= Neuwiediaceae R.Dahlgren ex Reveal & Hoogland; Bull. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat., B, Adansonia, Sér. 4, 13: 91 (1991)
= Ophrydaceae Vines; Stud. Text-book Bot. 2: 566 (1895)
= Pycnanthaceae Ravenna; Onira 12(6): 29 (2011)
= Vanillaceae Lindl.; Key Bot. 73 (1835)
134.6445 Genus Dendrophylax Rchb.f.; Ann. Bot. Syst. [Walpers] 6: 903 (1861)
Distribution: S-Florida, Greater Antilles, Cayman Isl. Inclusion of Polyrrhiza following molecular evidence (fide M. Whitten)
Species listed in database: 15
= Polyrrhiza Pfitzer; Nat. Pflanzenfam. [Engler & Prantl] 2, 6: 215 (1889)
= Polyradicion Garay; J. Arnold Arbor. 50: 466 (1969)
= Harrisella Fawc. & Rendle; J. Bot. 47: 265 (1909)
species :
Dendrophylax alcoa Dod; Moscosoa 2: 5 (1983)
Distribution: Cuba; Hispaniola (Dominican Republic)
81 CUB HIS
species :
Dendrophylax barrettiae Fawc. & Rendle; J. Bot. 47: 266 (1909)
Distribution: Cuba; Jamaica; Hispaniola (Dominican Republic)
81 CUB HIS JAM
Conservation Status: IUCN V (Jamaica)
Synonyms: hidden
= Campylocentrum ariza-juliae Ames; Bot. Mus. Leafl. 6: 23 (1938)
species :
Dendrophylax constanzensis (Garay) Nir; Orchidaceae Antill. 83 (2000) (constanzense)
Distribution: Hispaniola (Dominican Republic)
81 HIS
Synonyms: hidden
= Campylocentrum constanzense Garay; J. Arnold Arbor. 1: 468 (1969)
species :
Dendrophylax fawcettii Rolfe; Gard. Chron., Ser. 3, 4: 533 (1888)
Distribution: Cayman Isl. (Grand Cayman)
81 CAY
Conservation Status: IUCN V
Synonyms: hidden
= Polyrrhiza fawcettii (Rolfe) Cogn.; Symb. Antill. [Urban] 6: 679 (1910)
species :
Dendrophylax filiformis (Sw.) Carlsward & Whitten; Int. J. Pl. Sci. 164(1): 50 (2003)
Distribution: El Salvador; Cuba; Jamaica; Hispaniola (Haiti, Dominican Republic); Puerto Rico
80 ELS 81 CUB HIS JAM PUE
Conservation Status: IUCN Ex/E (Jamaica)
Synonyms: hidden
= Aeranthes filiformis (Sw.) Griseb.; Fl. Brit. W. I. [Grisebach] 625 (1864)
= Aeranthes monteverdi Rchb.f.; Flora (Regensburg) 48: 279 (1865)
= Angraecum filiforme (Sw.) Lindl.; Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl. 248 (1833)
= Campylocentrum filiforme (Sw.) A.D.Hawkes; Phytologia 3: 248 (1950)
= Campylocentrum filiforme (Sw.) Cogn. ex Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 3(2): 298 (1898)
= Campylocentrum monteverdi (Rchb.f.) Rolfe; Orchid Rev. 11: 247 (1903)
= Dendrophylax monteverdi (Rchb.f.) Ackerman & Nir; Lankesteriana 4(1): 53 (2004)
= Epidendrum filiforme Sw.; Prodr. [O.P.Swartz] 126 (1788)
= Harrisella filiformis (Sw.) Cogn.; Symb. Antill. [Urban] 6: 687 (1910)
= Harrisella monteverdi (Rchb.f.) Cogn.; Symb. Antill. [Urban] 6: 687 (1910)
= Limodorum filiforme (Sw.) Sw.; Nova Acta Regiae Soc. Sci. Upsal. 6: 80 (1799)
species :
Dendrophylax funalis (Sw.) Benth. ex Rolfe; Gard. Chron., Ser. 3, 4: 533 (1888)
Distribution: Jamaica
81 JAM
Conservation Status: IUCN R
Synonyms: hidden
= Aeranthes funalis (Sw.) Rchb.f.; Ann. Bot. Syst. [Walpers] 6: 902 (1861)
= Angorkis funalis (Sw.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 651 (1891)
= Angraecum funale (Sw.) Lindl.; Gard. Chron. 1846: 135 (1846)
= Dendrophylax funalis (Sw.) Ames & Nash; Stand. Cycl. Hort. 2745 (1916), isonym
= Epidendrum funale Sw.; Prodr. [O.P.Swartz] 126 (1788)
= Limodorum funale (Sw.) Sw.; Nova Acta Regiae Soc. Sci. Upsal. 6: 79 (1799)
= Oeceoclades funalis (Sw.) Lindl.; Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl. 237 (1833)
= Polyrrhiza funalis (Sw.) Pfitzer; Nat. Pflanzenfam. [Engler & Prantl] 2, 6: 215 (1889)
= Trichocentrum funale (Sw.) Lindl.; Edwards´s Bot. Reg. (1837), sub t. 1951
species :
Dendrophylax gracilis (Cogn.) Garay; J. Arnold Arbor. 50: 467 (1969)
Distribution: Cuba
81 CUB
Synonyms: hidden
= Polyradicion gracilis (Cogn.) H.Dietr.; Wiss. Z. Friedrich-Schiller-Univ. Jena, Math.-Naturwiss. Reihe 32(6): 861 (1983)
= Polyrrhiza gracilis Cogn.; Symb. Antill. [Urban] 6: 679 (1910)
species :
Dendrophylax helorrhiza Dod; Moscosoa 2: 7 (1983)
Distribution: Hispaniola (Dominican Republic)
81 HIS
Synonyms: hidden
= Campylocentrum helorrhizum (Dod) Nir; Orchidaceae Antill. 59 (2000)
species :
Dendrophylax lindenii (Lindl.) Benth. ex Rolfe; Gard. Chron., Ser. 3, 4: 533 (1888)
Distribution: USA (S-Florida); Bahamas; Cuba
78 USA 81 BAH CUB
Synonyms: hidden
= Aeranthes lindenii (Lindl.) Rchb.f.; Ann. Bot. Syst. [Walpers] 6: 902 (1861)
= Angraecum lindenii Lindl.; Gard. Chron. 1846: 135 (1846)
= Dendrophylax lindenii (Lindl.) Ames & Nash; Stand. Cycl. Hort. 2745 (1916), isonym
= Polyradicion lindenii (Lindl.) Garay; J. Arnold Arbor. 50: 467 (1969)
= Polyrrhiza lindenii (Lindl.) Cogn.; Symb. Antill. [Urban] 6: 680 (1910)
species :
Dendrophylax macrocarpus (Dod) Carlsward & Whitten; Int. J. Pl. Sci. 164(1): 51 (2003)
Distribution: Hispaniola (Dominican Republic)
81 HIS
Synonyms: hidden
= Campylocentrum macrocarpum Dod; Moscosoa 1(2): 39 (1977)
species :
Dendrophylax megarhizus Molgo & Carnevali; Syst. Bot. 41(2): 264 (2016)
Distribution: Mexico (Yucatán, Campeche, Jalisco, Oaxaca, Veracruz)
79 MEX
species :
Dendrophylax porrectus (Rchb.f.) Carlsward & Whitten; Int. J. Pl. Sci. 164(1): 51 (2003)
Distribution: SE-USA (S-Florida); Mexico (Campeche, Chiapas, Colima, Jalisco, Nayarit, Oaxaca, Quintana Roo, Tamaulipas, Veracruz, Yucatan); Guatemala; El Salvador; Cuba; Cayman Isl.; Jamaica; Hispaniola (Dominican Republic); Puerto Rico
78 USA 79 MEX 80 ELS GUA 81 CAY CUB HIS JAM PUE
Synonyms: hidden
= Aeranthes porrecta Rchb.f.; Flora (Regensburg) 48: 279 (1865)
= Campylocentrum porrectum (Rchb.f.) Rolfe; Orchid Rev. 11: 247 (1903)
= Harrisella amesiana Cogn.; Symb. Antill. [Urban] 6: 687 (1910)
= Harrisella porrecta (Rchb.f.) Fawc. & Rendle; J. Bot. 47: 266 (1909)
= Harrisella uniflora H.Dietr.; Orchidee (Hamburg) 33(1): 18 (1982)
species :
Dendrophylax sallei (Rchb.f.) Benth. ex Rolfe; Gard. Chron., Ser. 3, 4: 533 (1888)
Distribution: Hispaniola (Dominican Republic, Haiti)
81 HIS
Synonyms: hidden
= Aeranthes sallei Rchb.f.; Ann. Bot. Syst. [Walpers] 6: 902 (1861)
= Dendrophylax sallei (Rchb.) Szlach.; Ann. Bot. Fenn. 40(1): 70 (2003), isonym
= Polyradicion sallei (Rchb.f.) Garay; J. Arnold Arbor. 50: 467 (1969)
= Polyrrhiza sallei (Rchb.f.) Cogn.; Symb. Antill. [Urban] 6: 680 (1910)
species :
Dendrophylax serpentilingua (Dod) Nir; Orchidaceae Antill. 86 (2000)
Distribution: Hispaniola (Dominican Republic)
81 HIS
Synonyms: hidden
= Campylocentrum serpentilingua Dod; Moscosoa 3: 51 (1978)
species :
Dendrophylax varius (Aubl.) Urb.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 15: 306 (1918)
Distribution: Cuba; Hispaniola (Haiti, Dominican Republic)
81 CUB HIS
Synonyms: hidden
= Aeranthes hymenantha (Rchb.f.) Griseb.; Cat. Pl. Cub. [Grisebach] 264 (1866)
= Dendrophylax flexuosus (Willd.) Urb.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 15: 108 (1917)
= Dendrophylax hymenanthus Rchb.f.; Ann. Bot. Syst. [Walpers] 6: 903 (1864)
= Limodorum flexuosum Willd.; Sp. Pl., ed. 4 [Willdenow] 4: 128 (1805)
= Orchis varia Aubl.; Hist. Pl. Guiane 2: 816 (1775)
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Covering 356,112 accepted species,
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