''Chamelophyton'' 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
orchid
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 ...
s. , only one species is known, ''Chamelophyton kegelii'', native to Suriname and Venezuela.
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/ref>[Luer, C. A. 1986. Icones Pleurothallidinarum–I. Systematics of the Pleurothallidinae (Orchidaceae). Monographs in systematic botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 15: 1–81.]
References
Monotypic Epidendroideae genera
Pleurothallidinae genera
Pleurothallidinae
Orchids of Suriname
Orchids of Venezuela
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