Laeliinae

Taxobox
name = "Laeliinae"

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image_width = 250px
image_caption = "Brassavola flagellaris", a species within the "Laeliinae" subtribe
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Liliopsida
ordo = Asparagales
familia = Orchidaceae
subfamilia = Epidendroideae
tribus = Epidendreae
subtribus = Laeliinae
binomial = Laeliinae
binomial_authority = Benth. (1881)|

Laeliinae is a Neotropical subtribe including 40 orchid genera, such as "Brassavola", "Laelia", "Sophronitis", and "Cattleya". The genus "Epidendrum" is the largest within this subtribe, containing about 1500 species. This is followed by the genus "Encyclia", with over 120 species.

List of genera

Genus and Number of Species (based on Van den Berg et al., 2005 - Genera Orchidacearum Vol. IV)

*"Acrorchis" Dressler, 1
*"Adamantinia" Van den Berg & M.W.Chase, 1
*"Alamania" La Llave & Lex., 1
*"Arpophyllum" La Llave & Lex, 5
*"Artorima" Dressler & G.E.Pollard, 1
*"Barkeria" Knowles & Westc., 17
**Syn. "Dothilophis" Raf.
*"Brassavola" R.Br., 17
*"Broughtonia" R.Br., 6
**Syn. "Cattleyopsis" Lem., "Laeliopsis" Lindl.
*"Cattleya" Lindl., 40
**Syn. "Maelenia" Dum.
*"Cattleyella" Van den Berg & M.W.Chase, 1
**Syn. "Schluckebieria" Braem
*"Caularthron" Raf., 3
**Syn. "Diacrium" (Lindl.)Benth., "Dothilophis" Raf.
*"Constantia" Barb.Rodr., 5
*"Dimerandra" Schltr., 1
*"Dinema" Lindl., 1
*"Domingoa" Schltr., 5
**Syn. "Hartwegia" Lindl., "Nageliella" L.O.Williams
*"Encyclia" Hook., 120
*"Epidendrum" L., 1500
**Syn. "Amblostoma" Scheidw., "Amblystoma" Kuntze, "Amphiglottis" Salisb., "Amphiglottium" (Salisb.) Lindl. ex Stein, "Auliza" Salisb., "Auliza" Salisb. ex Small, "Aulizeum" Lindl. ex Stein, "Coilostylis" Raf., "Didothion" Raf., "Diothonea" Lindl., "Epidanthus" L.O.Williams, "Epidendropsis" Garay & Dunst., "Gastropodium" Lindl., "Hemiscleria" Lindl., "Kalopternix" Garay & Dunst., "Lanium" (Lindl.) Benth., "Larnandra" Raf., "Minicolumna" Brieger, "Nanodes" Lindl., "Neohlemannia" Kraenzl., "Neowilliamsia" Garay, "Nyctosma" Raf., "Oerstedella" Rchb.f., "Physinga" Lindl., "Pleuranthium" (Rchb.f.) Benth., "Pseudepidendrum" Rchb.f., "Psilanthemum" Klotszch ex Stein, "Seraphyta" Fisch. & C.A.Mey., "Spathiger" Small, "Spathium" Lindl. ex Stein, "Stenoglossum" Kunth, "Tritelandra" Raf.
*"Guarianthe" Dressler & W.E.Higgins, 4
*"Hagsatera" R.González, 2
*"Homalopetalum" Rolfe, 7
**Syn. "Pinelia" Lindl., "Pinelianthe" Rauschert
*"Isabelia" Barb.Rodr., 3
**Syn. "Neolauchea" Kraenzl., "Sophronitella" Schltr.
*"Jacquiniella" Schltr., 11
**Syn. "Dressleriella" Brieger, "Briegeria" Senghas
*"Laelia" Lindl., 25
**Syn. "Amalia" Lindl., "Amalias" Hofmsgg., "Schomburgkia" Lindl.
*"Leptotes" Lindl., 5
*"Loefgrenianthus" Hoehne, 1
*"Meiracyllium" Rchb.f., 2
*"Microepidendrum" Brieger ex W.E.Higgins, 1
*"Myrmecophila" Rolfe, 10
*"Nidema" Britton & Millsp., 2
*"Oestlundia" W.E.Higgins, 4
*"Orleanesia" Barb.Rodr., 11
*"Prosthechea" Knowles & Westc., 100
**Syn. "Epithecium" Knowles & Westc., "Hormidium" Heynh., "Anacheilium" Hoffmgg., "Euchile" (Dressler & G.E.Pollard) Withner, "Pseudencyclia" Chiron & V.P.Castro., "Panarica" Withner & P.A.Harding, "Pollardia" Withner & P.A.Harding
*"Pseudolaelia" Porto & Brade, 10
**Syn. "Renata" Ruschi
*"Psychilis" Raf., 15
*"Pygmaeorchis" Brade, 2
*"Quisqueya" Dod, 4
*"Rhyncholaelia" Schltr, 2
*"Scaphyglottis" Poepp. & Endl., 60
**Syn. "Hexisea" Lindl., "Cladobium" Lindl., "Hexadesmia" Brongn., "Tetragamestus" Rchb.f., "Reichenbachanthus" Barb.Rodr., "Fractiungis" Schltr., "Leaoa" Schltr. & Porto, "Pachystele" Schltr., "Costaricaea" Schltr., "Ramonia" Schltr., "Platyglottis" L.O.Williams
*"Sophronitis" Lindl., 61
**Syn. "Sophronia" Lindl., "Lophoglottis" Raf., "Hoffmannseggella" H.G.Jones, "Hadrolaelia" (Schltr.) Chiron & V.P.Castro, "Dungsia" Chiron & V.P.Castro, "Microlaelia" (Schltr.) Chiron & V.P.Castro, "Chironiella" Braem, "Brasilaelia" Campacci
*"Tetramicra" Lindl., 13

References

* van den Berg, C., W. E. Higgins, R. L. Dressler, W. M. Whitten, M. A. Soto Arenas, A. Culham and M. W. Chase. 2000. A Phylogenetic Analysis of Laeliinae (Orchidaceae) Based on Sequence Data from Internal Transcribed Spacers (ITS) of Nuclear Ribosomal DNA. Lindleyana 15(2): 96–114.
* van den Berg, C. et al. 2005. Subtribe Laeliinae. Pp. 181-316 In Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.W., Rasmussen, F.N. Genera Orchidacearum Vol. IV. Oxford University Press, Oxford.

External links

* [http://www.sydneycichlid.com/orchids/album01 Photo album of "Laeliinae" species and hybrids]
* [http://www.cassiovandenberg.com/laeliinae/generaoflaeliinae.htm Checklist of "Laeliinae" genera]