''Basiphyllaea'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...

of orchids (

family Family (from la, familia) is a group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or affinity (by marriage or other relationship). The purpose of the family is to maintain the well-being of its members and of society. Idea ...

Orchidaceae Orchids are plants that belong to the family Orchidaceae (), a diverse and widespread group of flowering plants with blooms that are often colourful and fragrant. Along with the Asteraceae, they are one of the two largest families of flowering ...

), known as Carter's orchid or crab orchids.Nir, M. Orchidaceae Antillanae, 33-34, 2000. They are native to

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and the

West Indies The West Indies is a subregion of North America, surrounded by the North Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea that includes 13 independent island countries and 18 dependencies and other territories in three major archipelagos: the Great ...

. At the present time (May 2014), 7 species are recognized:Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
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Basiphyllaea carabiaiana ''Basiphyllaea'' is a genus of orchids (family Orchidaceae), known as Carter's orchid or crab orchids.Nir, M. Orchidaceae Antillanae, 33-34, 2000. They are native to Florida and the West Indies. At the present time (May 2014), 7 species are recog ...

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Basiphyllaea corallicola ''Basiphyllaea corallicola'' is a species of orchid native to Florida, Bahamas, Cuba, Hispaniola, and Puerto Rico Puerto Rico (; abbreviated PR; tnq, Boriken, ''Borinquen''), officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico ( es, link=yes, Estad ...

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Hispaniola Hispaniola (, also ; es, La Española; Latin and french: Hispaniola; ht, Ispayola; tnq, Ayiti or Quisqueya) is an island in the Caribbean that is part of the Greater Antilles. Hispaniola is the most populous island in the West Indies, and t ...

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Basiphyllaea hamiltoniana ''Basiphyllaea'' is a genus of orchids (family Orchidaceae), known as Carter's orchid or crab orchids.Nir, M. Orchidaceae Antillanae, 33-34, 2000. They are native to Florida and the West Indies. At the present time (May 2014), 7 species are recog ...

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Jamaica Jamaica (; ) is an island country situated in the Caribbean Sea. Spanning in area, it is the third-largest island of the Greater Antilles and the Caribbean (after Cuba and Hispaniola). Jamaica lies about south of Cuba, and west of Hispan ...

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Basiphyllaea hoffmannii ''Basiphyllaea'' is a genus of orchids (family Orchidaceae), known as Carter's orchid or crab orchids.Nir, M. Orchidaceae Antillanae, 33-34, 2000. They are native to Florida and the West Indies. At the present time (May 2014), 7 species are recog ...

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Basiphyllaea sarcophylla ''Basiphyllaea'' is a genus of orchids (family Orchidaceae), known as Carter's orchid or crab orchids.Nir, M. Orchidaceae Antillanae, 33-34, 2000. They are native to Florida and the West Indies. At the present time (May 2014), 7 species are recog ...

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Basiphyllaea volubilis ''Basiphyllaea'' is a genus of orchids (family Orchidaceae), known as Carter's orchid or crab orchids.Nir, M. Orchidaceae Antillanae, 33-34, 2000. They are native to Florida and the West Indies. At the present time (May 2014), 7 species are recog ...

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Basiphyllaea wrightii ''Basiphyllaea'' is a genus of orchids (family Orchidaceae), known as Carter's orchid or crab orchids.Nir, M. Orchidaceae Antillanae, 33-34, 2000. They are native to Florida and the West Indies. At the present time (May 2014), 7 species are recog ...

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References

External links

USDA plants profile, ''Basiphyllaea corallicola'' (Small) Ames, Carter's orchid Florida Natural Areas Inventory, Carter's Orchid, ''Basiphyllaea corallicola''Institute for Regional Conservation, Floristic Inventory of South Florida Online, ''Basiphyllaea corallicola'' (Small) Ames, Carter's orchid
Bletiinae Epidendreae genera {{Epidendreae-stub