''Basiphyllaea'' is a

genus Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...

of orchids (

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Orchidaceae Orchids are plants that belong to the family (biology), family Orchidaceae (), a diverse and widespread group of flowering plants with blooms that are often colourful and fragrant. Orchids are cosmopolitan distribution, cosmopolitan plants that ...

), 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

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. At the present time (May 2014), 7 species are recognized:Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
/ref> *'' Basiphyllaea carabiaiana'' (L.O.Williams) Sosa & M.A.Díaz -

Cuba Cuba, officially the Republic of Cuba, is an island country, comprising the island of Cuba (largest island), Isla de la Juventud, and List of islands of Cuba, 4,195 islands, islets and cays surrounding the main island. It is located where the ...

*'' Basiphyllaea corallicola'' (Small) Ames -

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*'' Basiphyllaea hamiltoniana'' Ackerman & Whitten -

Jamaica Jamaica is an island country in the Caribbean Sea and the West Indies. At , it is the third-largest island—after Cuba and Hispaniola—of the Greater Antilles and the Caribbean. Jamaica lies about south of Cuba, west of Hispaniola (the is ...

*'' Basiphyllaea hoffmannii'' M.A.Díaz & Llamacho -

*'' Basiphyllaea sarcophylla'' (Rchb.f.) Schltr. -

*'' Basiphyllaea volubilis'' (M.A.Díaz) Sosa & M.A.Díaz -

*'' Basiphyllaea wrightii'' (Acuña) Nir -

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