Discyphus

Discyphus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Orchidoideae
Tribe: Cranichideae
Subtribe: Discyphinae
Salazar & Van den Berg
Genus: Discyphus
Schltr.
Species:
D. scopulariae
Binomial name
Discyphus scopulariae
Synonyms
  • Dikylikostigma Kraenzl.
  • Spiranthes scopulariae Rchb.f.
  • Gyrostachys scopulariae (Rchb.f.) Kuntze
  • Dikylikostigma preussii Kraenzl.

Discyphus is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It is the only genus in the subtribe Discyphinae of the tribe Cranichideae. It contains only one currently recognized species, Discyphus scopulariae, with two accepted varieties:

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