''Pogoniopsis'' is a genus of orchids (family
Orchidaceae
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). It contains two known species, both
endemic
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to
Brazil
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.
[Reichenbach, Heinrich Gustav. 1881. Otia Botanica Hamburgensia 82] It was previously included in the subfamily
Vanilloideae
Vanilloideae is one of the subfamilies of orchids belonging to the large family Orchidaceae.
Lindley (1836) and Garay (1986)Garay,L. (1986), Olim Vanillaceae. Botanical Museum Leaflets. Harvard University 30 : 233-237. treated it as a separate f ...
, but is now placed in the tribe
Triphoreae of the subfamily
Epidendroideae
Epidendroideae is a subfamily of plants in the orchid family, Orchidaceae. Epidendroideae is larger than all the other orchid subfamilies together, comprising more than 15,000 species in 576 genera. Most epidendroid orchids are tropical epiphytes ...
.
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Pogoniopsis nidus-avis''
Rchb.f.
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Pogoniopsis schenkii''
Cogn. in C.F.P.von Martius
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Endemic orchids of Brazil
Triphorinae
Triphoreae genera
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