Arpophyllum is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae.La Llave, Pablo de & Lexarza, Juan José Martinez de. 1825. Novorum Vegetabilium Descriptiones 2(Orch. Opusc.): 19–20. It contains 3 species, native to Mexico, Belize, Central America, Colombia, Venezuela and Jamaica.Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families

Species As of May 2014, three species were recognized:

Arpophyllum giganteum Hartw. ex Lindl. - Veracruz, Chiapas, Oaxaca, Central America, Colombia, Venezuela, Jamaica Arpophyllum giganteum subsp. alpinum (Lindl.) Dressler - Chiapas, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras Arpophyllum giganteum subsp. giganteum - Veracruz, Chiapas, Oaxaca, Central America, Colombia, Venezuela, Jamaica Arpophyllum giganteum subsp. medium (Rchb.f.) Dressler - Veracruz, Chiapas, Oaxaca, Central America Arpophyllum laxiflorum Pfitzer - eastern, central and southern Mexico Arpophyllum spicatum Lex. in P.de La Llave & J.M.de Lexarza - eastern, central and southern Mexico; south to Costa Rica

See also List of Orchidaceae genera

References

(2006). Epidendroideae (Part One). Genera Orchidacearum 4: 193 ff. Oxford University Press. Berg Pana, H. 2005. Handbuch der Orchideen-Namen. Dictionary of Orchid Names. Dizionario dei nomi delle orchidee. Ulmer, Stuttgart

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