Discyphus

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.^[2] It contains only one currently recognized species, Discyphus scopulariae, with two accepted varieties:^[1][3][4][5]

• Discyphus scopulariae var. longiauriculata Szlach. - Trinidad
• Discyphus scopulariae var. scopulariae - Trinidad, Panama, Venezuela, Brazil

Clade:Tracheophytes

Clade:Angiosperms

Clade:Monocots

Order:Asparagales

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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 (Rchb.f.) Schltr.
Synonyms[1]
Dikylikostigma Kraenzl. Spiranthes scopulariae Rchb.f. Gyrostachys scopulariae (Rchb.f.) Kuntze Dikylikostigma preussii Kraenzl.

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