''Dilomilis'' 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, (family
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 ...
), consisting of five species in the
Greater Antilles
The Greater Antilles is a grouping of the larger islands in the Caribbean Sea, including Cuba, Hispaniola, Puerto Rico, and Jamaica, together with Navassa Island and the Cayman Islands. Seven island states share the region of the Greater Antille ...
.
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The genus is named for its bicallose lip.
# ''Dilomilis bissei
''Dilomilis'' is a genus of orchids, (family Orchidaceae), consisting of five species in the Greater Antilles.
The genus is named for its bicallose lip.
# '' Dilomilis bissei'' H.Dietr. - Cuba
# '' Dilomilis elata'' (Benth.) Summerh. - Cuba, Ja ...
'' H.Dietr. - Cuba
# '' Dilomilis elata'' (Benth.) Summerh. - Cuba, Jamaica
# '' Dilomilis montana'' (Sw.) Summerh. - Cuba, Jamaica, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico
# ''Dilomilis oligophylla
''Dilomilis'' is a genus of orchids, (family Orchidaceae), consisting of five species in the Greater Antilles
The Greater Antilles is a grouping of the larger islands in the Caribbean Sea, including Cuba, Hispaniola, Puerto Rico, and Jamaica, ...
'' (Schltr.) Summerh. - Cuba
# '' Dilomilis scirpoidea'' (Schltr.) Summerh. - Dominican Republic
References
* Nir, M. Orchidaceae Antillanae, 94–97, 2000.
Pleurothallidinae
Flora of the Caribbean
Pleurothallidinae genera
Taxa named by Constantine Samuel Rafinesque
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