Brachystele guayanensis

Brachystele guayanensis
1894 illustration
Flora Brasiliensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Orchidoideae
Tribe: Cranichideae
Genus: Brachystele
Species:
B. guayanensis
Binomial name
Brachystele guayanensis
Synonyms
  • Brachystele guyanensis Schltr., spelling error
  • Goodyera guayanensis Lindl.
  • Spiranthes guayanensis (Lindl.) Cogn. in C.F.P.von Martius
  • Spiranthes aguacatensis Rchb.f.
  • Spiranthes hostmannii Rchb.f. ex Griseb.
  • Gyrostachys aguacatensis Kuntze
  • Gyrostachys hostmannii (Rchb.f. ex Griseb.) Kuntze
  • Spiranthes brenesii Schltr.
  • Brachystele aguacatensis (Rchb.f.) Schltr.
  • Brachystele brenesii (Schltr.) Schltr.

Brachystele guayanensis is a species of orchid. It is native to southern Mexico, Central America (Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras), Trinidad & Tobago, and northern South America (Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, Bolivia, northern Brazil).