''Phymatidium'' is a
genus
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of
flowering plant
Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. The term "angiosperm" is derived from the Greek words ('container, vessel') and ('seed'), and refers to those plants th ...
s from the orchid family,
Orchidaceae
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 ...
. It is native to
Brazil
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,
Argentina
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and
Paraguay
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.
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/ref>[Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.C. & Rasmussen, F.N. (2009). Epidendroideae (Part two). Genera Orchidacearum 5: 1-585. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.]
#'' Phymatidium aquinoi'' Schltr. - Brazil
#'' Phymatidium delicatulum'' Lindl. - Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay
#'' Phymatidium falcifolium'' Lindl. - Brazil
#'' Phymatidium geiselii'' Ruschi - Espírito Santo
#'' Phymatidium glaziovii'' Toscano - Rio de Janeiro
#'' Phymatidium hysteranthum'' Barb.Rodr. - Brazil
#'' Phymatidium limae'' Porto & Brade - Rio de Janeiro
#'' Phymatidium mellobarretoi'' L.O.Williams & Hoehne - Brazil
#'' Phymatidium microphyllum'' (Barb.Rodr.) Toscano - Brazil
#'' Phymatidium vogelii'' Pabst - São Paulo
See also
* List of Orchidaceae genera
This is a list of genera in the orchid family ( Orchidaceae), originally according tThe Families of Flowering Plants- L. Watson and M. J. Dallwitz. This list is adapted regularly with the changes published in the ''Orchid Research Newsletter'' whi ...
References
* Berg Pana, H. 2005. ''Handbuch der Orchideen-Namen. Dictionary of Orchid Names. Dizionario dei nomi delle orchidee''. Ulmer, Stuttgart
External links
Orchids of South America
Oncidiinae genera
Oncidiinae
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