Plectrophora is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae.Focke, Hendrik Charles. 1848. Tijdschrift voor de Wisen Natuurkundige Wetenschappen 1: 212 It is native to Central and South America.Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant FamiliesPridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.C. & Rasmussen, F.N. (2009). Epidendroideae (Part two). Genera Orchidacearum 5: 1-585. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.Forzza, R. C. 2010. Lista de espécies Flora do Brasil http://floradobrasil.jbrj.gov.br/2010 . Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro
Species accepted as of June 2014:
Plectrophora alata (Rolfe) Garay - Chiapas, Guatemala, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia Plectrophora calcarhamata Hoehne - Matto Grosso Plectrophora cultrifolia (Barb.Rodr.) Cogn. in C.F.P.von Martius - French Guinea, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, Brazil Plectrophora edwallii Cogn. in C.F.P.von Martius - Goiás Plectrophora iridifolia (Lodd. ex Lindl.) H.Focke - the Guianas, Venezuela, Brazil Plectrophora schmidtii Jenny & Pupulin - Matto Grosso Plectrophora suarezii Dodson & M.W.Chase - Ecuador Plectrophora triquetra (Rolfe) Cogn. in C.F.P.von Martius - Ecuador, Peru Plectrophora tucanderana Dodson & R.Vásquez - Bolivia Plectrophora zarumensis Dodson & P.M.Dodson - Ecuador
See also List of Orchidaceae genera
References
Berg Pana, H. 2005. Handbuch der Orchideen-Namen. Dictionary of Orchid Names. Dizionario dei nomi delle orchidee. Ulmer, Stuttgart
External links
IOSPE orchid photos, Plectrophora alata (Rolfe) Garay