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Pterichis

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Kingdom
  
Plantae

Family
  
Orchidaceae

Tribe
  
Cranichideae

Rank
  
Genus

Order
  
Asparagales

Subfamily
  
Orchidoideae

Subtribe
  
Cranichidinae

Similar
  
Gomphichis, Baskervilla, Altensteinia, Hapalorchis, Ligeophila

Pterichis is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It is native to South America, Central America and Jamaica.

Species recognized as of June 2014:

  1. Pterichis acuminata Schltr. - Colombia, Ecuador, Peru
  2. Pterichis bangii Rolfe - Bolivia
  3. Pterichis boliviana Schltr. - Bolivia, Argentina
  4. Pterichis colombiana G.Morales - Colombia
  5. Pterichis fernandezii G.Morales - Colombia
  6. Pterichis galeata Lindl. - Colombia, Bolivia, Argentina, Ecuador, Peru, Costa Rica
  7. Pterichis habenarioides (F.Lehm. & Kraenzl.) Schltr. - Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela
  8. Pterichis latifolia Garay & Dunst. - Venezuela
  9. Pterichis leucoptera Schltr. - Peru
  10. Pterichis macroptera Schltr. - Peru
  11. Pterichis mandonii (Rchb.f.) Rolfe - Bolivia
  12. Pterichis multiflora (Lindl.) Schltr. - Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela, Argentina
  13. Pterichis parvifolia (Lindl.) Schltr. - Colombia, Ecuador, Peru
  14. Pterichis pauciflora Schltr. - Colombia, Ecuador
  15. Pterichis proctorii Garay - Jamaica
  16. Pterichis saxicola Schltr. - Bolivia
  17. Pterichis silvestris Schltr. - Bolivia, Peru
  18. Pterichis triloba (Lindl.) Schltr. - Colombia, Ecuador, Peru
  19. Pterichis weberbaueriana Kraenzl. - Peru
  20. Pterichis yungasensis Schltr. - Bolivia

References

Pterichis Wikipedia