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Platystele
Platystele is a genus of orchids, comprising about 95 species. Most of these have small flowers, some of the smallest in the family. The genus is widespread across Mexico, Central America, the West Indies, and South America as far south as Bolivia, but infrequent in Brazil.Luer, C. A. 1990. Icones Pleurothallidinarum–VII. Systematics of Platystele (Orchidaceae). Monographs in systematic botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 38: 1–135.
60 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Platystele stenostachya
speciesPlatystele stenostachya
Platystele consobrina
speciesPlatystele consobrina
Platystele caudatisepala
speciesPlatystele caudatisepala
Platystele alucitae
speciesPlatystele alucitae
Platystele compacta
speciesPlatystele compacta
Platystele pubescens
speciesPlatystele pubescens
Platystele pamelae
speciesPlatystele pamelae
Platystele oxyglossa
speciesPlatystele oxyglossa
Platystele stonyx
speciesPlatystele stonyx
Platystele resimula
speciesPlatystele resimula
Platystele orectoglossa
speciesPlatystele orectoglossa
Platystele microtatantha
speciesPlatystele microtatantha
Platystele pedicellaris
speciesPlatystele pedicellaris
Platystele densiflora
speciesPlatystele densiflora
Platystele misera
speciesPlatystele misera
Platystele posadarum
speciesPlatystele posadarum
Platystele taylorii
speciesPlatystele taylorii
Platystele aurea
speciesPlatystele aurea
Platystele cedriensis
speciesPlatystele cedriensis
Platystele minimiflora
speciesPlatystele minimiflora
Platystele schneideri
speciesPlatystele schneideri
Platystele microglossa
speciesPlatystele microglossa
Platystele ovalifolia
speciesPlatystele ovalifolia
Platystele misasiana
speciesPlatystele misasiana
Platystele reflexa
speciesPlatystele reflexa
Platystele umbellata
speciesPlatystele umbellata
Platystele acutilingua
speciesPlatystele acutilingua
Platystele propinqua
speciesPlatystele propinqua
Platystele microscopica
speciesPlatystele microscopica
Platystele hirtzii
speciesPlatystele hirtzii
Platystele jungermannioides
speciesPlatystele jungermannioides
Platystele gyroglossa
speciesPlatystele gyroglossa
Platystele ovatilabia
speciesPlatystele ovatilabia
Platystele brenneri
speciesPlatystele brenneri
Platystele baqueroi
speciesPlatystele baqueroi
Platystele rhinocera
speciesPlatystele rhinocera
Platystele pisifera
speciesPlatystele pisifera
Platystele jamboeensis
speciesPlatystele jamboeensis
Platystele carl-lueriana
speciesPlatystele carl-lueriana
Platystele sancristobalensis
speciesPlatystele sancristobalensis
Platystele examen-culicum
speciesPlatystele examen-culicum
Platystele kayi
speciesPlatystele kayi
Platystele aculeata
speciesPlatystele aculeata
Platystele repens
speciesPlatystele repens
Platystele adelphe
speciesPlatystele adelphe
Platystele argentosa
speciesPlatystele argentosa
Platystele myoxura
speciesPlatystele myoxura
Platystele viridis
speciesPlatystele viridis
Platystele schmidtchenii
speciesPlatystele schmidtchenii
Platystele jesupiorum
speciesPlatystele jesupiorum
Platystele ximenae
speciesPlatystele ximenae
Platystele dasyglossa
speciesPlatystele dasyglossa
Platystele dodsonii
speciesPlatystele dodsonii
Platystele acicularis
speciesPlatystele acicularis
Platystele rauhii
speciesPlatystele rauhii
Platystele scopulifera
speciesPlatystele scopulifera
Platystele edmundoi
speciesPlatystele edmundoi
Platystele fimbriata
speciesPlatystele fimbriata
Platystele muscicola
speciesPlatystele muscicola
Platystele spatulata
speciesPlatystele spatulata
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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