''Brachionidium'' (or cup orchid) is a
genus
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of about 72
species
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of
orchid
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s, found throughout much of
tropical
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America
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(
Central America
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, the
West Indies
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, and
South America
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as far south as
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and
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).
[Luteyn, J. L. 1999. Páramos, a checklist of plant diversity, geographical distribution, and botanical literature. Memoirs of The New York Botanical Garden 84: viii–xv, 1–278.] The generic name comes from
Greek
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("little arm") and refers to the protrusions on the
stigma.
List of species
Accepted species:
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Brachionidium alpestre'' Luer & R.Vásquez, Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 57: 12 (1995).
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Brachionidium andreettae'' Luer & Hirtz, Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 57: 14 (1995).
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Brachionidium arethusa'' Luer, Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 57: 16 (1995).
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Brachionidium ballatrix'' Luer & Hirtz, Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 57: 18 (1995).
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Brachionidium brachycladum'' Luer & R.Escobar, Orquideologia 16: 33 (1986).
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Brachionidium brevicaudatum'' Rolfe, Trans. Linn. Soc. London, Bot. 6: 59 (1896).
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Brachionidium calypso'' Luer, Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 57: 24 (1995).
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Brachionidium capillare'' Luer & Hirtz, Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 57: 26 (1995).
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Brachionidium ciliolatum
''Brachionidium'' (or cup orchid) is a genus of about 72 species of orchids, found throughout much of Tropics, tropical Americas, America (Central America, the West Indies, and South America as far south as Brazil and Bolivia).
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'' Garay, J. Arnold Arbor. 50: 464 (1969).
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Brachionidium condorense'' L.Jost, Selbyana 25: 11 (2004).
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Brachionidium cruzae'' L.O.Williams, Brittonia 14: 441 (1962).
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Brachionidium dalstroemii'' Luer, Lindleyana 1: 170 (1986).
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Brachionidium deflexum'' L.Jost, Selbyana 25: 13 (2004).
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Brachionidium dentatum'' Luer & Dressler, Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 57: 34 (1995).
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Brachionidium diaphanum'' Luer & R.Vásquez, Phytologia 55: 175 (1984).
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Brachionidium dodsonii'' Luer, Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 57: 38 (1995).
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Brachionidium dressleri'' Luer, Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 57: 40 (1995).
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Brachionidium ecuadorense
''Brachionidium'' (or cup orchid) is a genus of about 72 species of orchids, found throughout much of Tropics, tropical Americas, America (Central America, the West Indies, and South America as far south as Brazil and Bolivia).
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'' Garay, Can. J. Bot. 34: 731 (1956).
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Brachionidium elegans'' Luer & Hirtz, Orchidee (Hamburg) 37: 23 (1986).
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Brachionidium ephemerum'' Luer & Hirtz, Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 57: 46 (1995).
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Brachionidium escobarii'' Luer, Lindleyana 1: 172 (1986).
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Brachionidium filamentosum'' Luer & Hirtz, Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 57: 50 (1995).
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Brachionidium folsomii'' Dressler, Orquideologia 15: 154 (1982).
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Brachionidium fornicatum'' Luer & Hirtz, Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 57: 54 (1995).
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Brachionidium furfuraceum'' Luer, Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 57: 56 (1995).
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Brachionidium galeatum'' Luer & Hirtz, Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 57: 58 (1995).
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Brachionidium gonzalesiorum'' Becerra, Arnaldoa 12: 56 (2005).
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Brachionidium haberi'' Luer, Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 57: 60 (1995).
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Brachionidium hirtzii'' Luer, Lindleyana 1: 174 (1986).
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Brachionidium imperiale'' Luer & Hirtz ex Harling & L.Andersson, in Fl. Ecuador 76: 97 (2005).
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Brachionidium ingramii'' Luer & Dalström, Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 61(4): 1 (1996).
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Brachionidium jesupiae'' Luer, Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 57: 66 (1995).
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Brachionidium juliani'' Carnevali & I.Ramírez, Ernstia 39: 6 (1986).
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Brachionidium kuhniarum'' Dressler, Orquideologia 15: 157 (1982).
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Brachionidium lehmannii'' Luer, Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 57: 72 (1995).
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Brachionidium longicaudatum'' Ames & C.Schweinf., Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 58: 348 (1931).
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Brachionidium loxense'' Luer, Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 57: 76 (1995).
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Brachionidium lucanoideum'' Luer, Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 57: 78 (1995).
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Brachionidium machupicchuense'' N.Salinas & Christenson, Orchids 71: 717 (2002).
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Brachionidium meridense'' Garay, Can. J. Bot. 34: 736 (1956).
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Brachionidium minusculum'' Luer & Dressler, Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 57: 82 (1995).
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Brachionidium muscosum'' Luer & R.Vásquez, Phytologia 55: 176 (1984).
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Brachionidium neblinense'' Carnevali & I.Ramírez, Ernstia 39: 9 (1986).
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Brachionidium operosum'' Luer & Hirtz, Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 57: 86 (1995).
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Brachionidium parvifolium'' (Lindl.) Lindl., Fol. Orchid. 8: 1 (1859).
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Brachionidium parvum'' Cogn., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 6: 307 (1909).
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Brachionidium peltarion'' Luer, Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 57: 92 (1995).
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Brachionidium pepe-portillae'' Luer & Hirtz, Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 103: 309 (2005).
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Brachionidium phalangiferum'' Garay, Can. J. Bot. 34: 738 (1956).
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Brachionidium piuntzae'' Luer, Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 57: 96 (1995).
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Brachionidium polypodium'' Luer, Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 57: 98 (1995).
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Brachionidium portillae'' Luer, Lindleyana 1: 176 (1986).
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Brachionidium pteroglossum'' Luer, Phytologia 55: 176 (1984).
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Brachionidium puraceense'' Luer, Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 57: 104 (1995).
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Brachionidium pusillum'' Ames & C.Schweinf., Schedul. Orchid. 10: 52 (1930).
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Brachionidium quatuor'' Becerra, Arnaldoa 12: 57 (2005).
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Brachionidium renzii'' Luer, Lindleyana 11: 118 (1996).
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Brachionidium restrepioides'' (Hoehne) Pabst, Orchid. Bras.: 166 (1975).
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Brachionidium rugosum'' Luer & Hirtz, Lindleyana 1: 178 (1986).
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Brachionidium satyreum'' Luer, Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 57: 112 (1995).
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Brachionidium serratum'' Schltr., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 9: 164 (1911).
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Brachionidium sherringii'' Rolfe, Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1893: 4 (1893).
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Brachionidium simplex'' Garay, Can. J. Bot. 34: 741 (1956).
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Brachionidium stellare'' Luer & Hirtz, Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 57: 120 (1995).
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Brachionidium syme-morrisii'' Luer, Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 57: 122 (1995).
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Brachionidium tetrapetalum'' (F.Lehm. & Kraenzl.) Schltr., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 7: 241 (1920).
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Brachionidium tuberculatum'' Lindl., Fol. Orchid. 8: 6 (1859).
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Brachionidium uxorium'' Luer & R.Vásquez, Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 57: 130 (1995).
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Brachionidium valerioi'' Ames & C.Schweinf., Schedul. Orchid. 10: 53 (1930).
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Brachionidium vasquezii'' Luer, Phytologia 55: 177 (1984).
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Brachionidium yanachagaensis'' Becerra, Arnaldoa 12: 56 (2005).
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Brachionidium zunagense'' Luer & Hirtz, Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 57: 136 (1995).
References
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Orchids of Central America
Orchids of South America
Flora of the Caribbean
Pleurothallidinae genera