Phloeophila Explained

Phloeophila is a genus of orchids belonging to the tribe Pleurothallidinae. While an initial molecular phylogeny in 2013 suggested that the type species of the genus (Phloeophila nummularia) was nested within Pabstiella, further sampling showed that it in fact belongs to a unique clade distant from Pabstiella, forming the current basis of the genus.[1]

Species

Species accepted by the Plants of the World Online as of August 2023:

Notes and References

  1. Chiron . Guy R. . Karremans . Adam P. . van den Berg . Cassio . Nomenclatural notes in the Pleurothallidinae (Orchidaceae): Phloeophila . 2016 . Phytotaxa . 270 . 1 . 56 . 10.11646/phytotaxa.270.1.6 .