Psilochilus is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It is native to South America, Central America, Mexico and the West Indies.Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant FamiliesPridgeon, 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.Dressler, R.L. 2003. Orchidaceae. En: Manual de Plantas de Costa Rica. Vol. 3. B.E. Hammel, M.H. Grayum, C. Herrera & N. Zamora (eds.). Monographs in systematic botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 93: 1–595Forzza, R. C. 2010. Lista de espécies Flora do Brasil http://floradobrasil.jbrj.gov.br/2010 . Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de JaneiroMcLeish, I., N. R. Pearce & B. R. Adams. 1995. Native Orchids of Belize. 1–278.Stevens, W. D., C. Ulloa Ulloa, A. Pool & O. M. Montiel. 2001. Flora de Nicaragua. Monographs in systematic botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 85: i–xlii,.
Psilochilus carinatus Garay - Colombia Psilochilus dusenianus Kraenzl. ex Garay & Dunst. - Venezuela, Brazil Psilochilus macrophyllus (Lindl.) Ames - widespread from central Mexico and the West indies south to Peru Psilochilus maderoi (Schltr.) Schltr. - Colombia Psilochilus modestus Barb.Rodr. - Venezuela, Brazil Psilochilus mollis Garay - Ecuador Psilochilus physurifolius (Rchb.f.) Løjtnant - Venezuela, Guyana Psilochilus vallecaucanus Kolan. & Szlach. - Colombia
See also List of Orchidaceae genera
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