Psychilis
Psychilis bifida
1836 illustration[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Epidendreae
Subtribe: Laeliinae
Genus: Psychilis
Raf.
Type species
Psychilis bifida

Psychilis, common name peacock orchid, is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It consists of about 15 species native to the West Indies.[2][3]

Species

Species accepted as of June 2022:[2]

ImageNameDistributionElevation (m)
Psychilis atropurpurea (Willd. Sauleda (1988)Hispaniola0–1,100 metres (0–3,609 ft)
Psychilis bifida (Aubl. Sauleda (1988)Hispaniola
Psychilis buchii (Cogn. Sauleda (1988)Hispaniola350 metres (1,150 ft)
Psychilis cogniauxii (L.O.Williams) Sauleda (1988)Hispaniola0–1,100 metres (0–3,609 ft)
Psychilis correllii Sauleda (1988)Leeward Islands100–200 metres (330–660 ft)
Psychilis dodii Sauleda (1988)Dominican Republic275–1,200 metres (902–3,937 ft)
Psychilis domingensis (Cogn.) Sauleda (1988)Dominican Republic100–1,500 metres (330–4,920 ft)
Psychilis kraenzlinii (Bello) Sauleda (1988)Puerto Rico0–600 metres (0–1,969 ft)
Psychilis krugii (Bello) Sauleda (1988)Puerto Rico0–300 metres (0–984 ft)
Psychilis macconnelliae Sauleda (1988)Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands0–340 metres (0–1,115 ft)
Psychilis monensis Sauleda (1988)Mona Island
Psychilis olivacea (Cogn.) Sauleda (1988)Hispaniola0–250 metres (0–820 ft)
Psychilis rubeniana Dod ex Sauleda (1988)Dominican Republic0–200 metres (0–656 ft)
Psychilis truncata (Cogn.) Sauleda (1988)Dominican Republic0–1,100 metres (0–3,609 ft)
Psychilis vernicosa (Dod) Sauleda (1988)Dominican Republic1,100 metres (3,600 ft)

Natural Hybrids

ImageNameParentageDistributionElevation (m)
Psychilis × raganii Sauleda(P. kraenzlinii × P. krugii)Puerto Rico
Psychilis × tudiana (Dod) Sauleda(P. bifida × P. truncata)Dominican Republic

See also

References

  1. Miss Drake (1803-1857) del., J. Watts sc. - Edwards's Botanical Register, volume 22 plate 1879
  2. 1 2 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  3. Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.C. & Rasmussen, F.N. (2006). Epidendroideae (Part One). Genera Orchidacearum 4: 1-672. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.


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