''Ophidion'' 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 ...

flowering plant Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (). The term angiosperm is derived from the Ancient Greek, Greek words (; 'container, vessel') and (; 'seed'), meaning that the seeds are enclosed with ...

in the family

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. Orchids are cosmopolitan plants that are found in almost every habitat on Eart ...

aceae, native to

Panama Panama, officially the Republic of Panama, is a country in Latin America at the southern end of Central America, bordering South America. It is bordered by Costa Rica to the west, Colombia to the southeast, the Caribbean Sea to the north, and ...

to western South America and

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. The genus was established by

Carlyle A. Luer Carlyle August Luer (August 23, 1922 – November 9, 2019) was a botanist specializing in the Orchidaceae. His specialty interest was the Pleurothallidinae (Genus ''Pleurothallis'') and allied species. Born to Carl & Vera Luer, he was raised in ...

. It has been included in a broad

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of '' Phloeophila'', but there is evidence that it forms a

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taxon, and it is accepted by

Plants of the World Online Plants of the World Online (POWO) is an online taxonomic database published by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. History Following the Convention on Biological Diversity, the Royal Botanic Gardens in Kew launched Plants of the World Online i ...

Species

, Plants of the World Online accepted the following species: *'' Ophidion alphonsianum'' (L.E.Matthews) Karremans & J.S.Moreno *'' Ophidion barbilabium'' (Vierling) Karremans & J.S.Moreno *'' Ophidion carrilloi'' P.Ortiz *'' Ophidion compactum'' (Vierling) Karremans & J.S.Moreno *'' Ophidion cunabulum'' (Luer & R.Escobar) Luer *'' Ophidion cymbula'' (Luer) Luer *'' Ophidion dasyglossum'' (Luer & R.Escobar) Luer *'' Ophidion doucetteanum'' (L.E.Matthews) Karremans & J.S.Moreno *'' Ophidion juan-felipei'' (Vierling) Karremans & J.S.Moreno *'' Ophidion markertii'' (Vierling) Karremans & J.S.Moreno *'' Ophidion nekidapono'' J.S.Moreno & Karremans *'' Ophidion nigerrimum'' (Vierling) Karremans & J.S.Moreno *'' Ophidion pallidiflorum'' (Vierling) Karremans & J.S.Moreno *'' Ophidion parvum'' (Vierling) Karremans & J.S.Moreno *'' Ophidion pleurothallopsis'' (Kraenzl.) Luer

References

Pleurothallidinae Pleurothallidinae genera {{Epidendreae-stub