Brownleea

Brownleea is a genus of flowering plants from the family Orchidaceae native to Africa and Madagascar. Eight species are known.

Species

Beetroot Monadisa

GENUS

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassLiliopsida
OrderAsparagales
FamilyOrchidaceae

Observations265

Observations recorded1,084

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Museum specimens

Specimen records: 16
With media: 10
Family: Orchidaceae
Collections: NHMUK, MO, CAS, UPS, K, VT
Recorded in: Malawi, Zimbabwe, South Africa, Cameroon, Madagascar

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Instance of: taxon
Parent taxon: Brownleeinae
Image: Brownleea distribution map.png

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taxon rank: genus
taxon name: Brownleea
Commons category: Brownleea
GRIN URL: npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomygenus.aspx?id=1741
topic's main category: Category:Brownleea
Commons gallery: Brownleea

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Brownleea is a genus of flowering plants from the family Orchidaceae native to Africa and Madagascar. Eight species are known. Brownleea coerulea Harv. ex Lindl. Brownleea galpinii Bolus Brownleea graminicola McMurtry Brownleea macroceras Sond. Brownleea maculata P.J.Cribb Brownleea mulanjiensis H.P.Linder Brownleea parviflora Harv. ex Lindl. Brownleea recurvata Sond.

In a classification of orchids that was published in 2015, the genera Brownleea and Disperis constituted the subtribe Brownleeinae of the tribe Orchideae. A sister relationship between Brownleea and Disperis received only weak statistical support in a 2009 study. In Genera Orchidacearum, the subtribe Brownleeinae was placed in the tribe Diseae, but this tribe is no longer recognized because it has been shown to be paraphyletic over the tribe Orchideae.

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