Eurystyles
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| Eurystyles cotyledon (type species) | |
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Orchidoideae |
| Tribe: | Cranichideae |
| Subtribe: | Spiranthinae |
| Genus: | Eurystyles Wawra |
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Eurystyles is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae, native to South America, Central America, the West Indies and Chiapas.
As of December 2025[update], Plants of the World Online accepts the following 23 species:
- Eurystyles actinosophila (Barb.Rodr.) Schltr.
- Eurystyles alticola Dod
- Eurystyles ananassocomos (Rchb.f.) Schltr.
- Eurystyles auriculata Schltr.
- Eurystyles barrerorum Szlach. & Kolan.
- Eurystyles christensonii D.E.Benn.
- Eurystyles cogniauxii (Kraenzl.) Schltr.
- Eurystyles colombiana (Schltr.) Schltr.
- Eurystyles cornu-bovis Szlach.
- Eurystyles cotyledon Wawra
- Eurystyles crocodilus Szlach.
- Eurystyles domingensis Dod
- Eurystyles gardneri (Lindl.) Garay
- Eurystyles guentheriana (Kraenzl.) Garay
- Eurystyles hoehnei Szlach.
- Eurystyles lobata Chiron & V.P.Castro
- Eurystyles lorenzii (Cogn.) Schltr.
- Eurystyles luisortizii Ackerman
- Eurystyles ochyrana (Szlach., Mytnik & Rutk.) F.Barros & L.R.S.Guim.
- Eurystyles rutkowskiana Szlach.
- Eurystyles splendissima Szlach.
- Eurystyles standleyi Ames
- Eurystyles uxoris Bogarín
See also
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Eurystyles Wawra". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2025. Retrieved 11 December 2025.
- Wawra von Fernsee, H. (1863) Oesterreichische Botanische Zeitschrift 13(1): 223.
- Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.C. & Rasmussen, F.N. (2003) Genera Orchidacearum 3: 204 ff. Oxford University Press.
- Berg Pana, H. 2005. Handbuch der Orchideen-Namen. Dictionary of Orchid Names. Dizionario dei nomi delle orchidee. Ulmer, Stuttgart
- Salazar, G.A. & Dressler, R.L. (2011) The leaves got it right again: DNA phylogenetics supports a sister-group relationship between Eurostlyes and Lankesterella (Orchidaceae: Spiranthinae), Lankesteriana, 11(3): 337–347.
External links
Media related to Eurystyles at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Eurystyles at Wikispecies
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