Phloeophila is a genus of orchids belonging to the tribe Pleurothallidinae. While an initial molecular phylogeny in 2013 suggested that the type species of the genus (Phloeophila nummularia) was nested within Pabstiella, further sampling showed that it in fact belongs to a unique clade distant from Pabstiella, forming the current basis of the genus.[1]

Phloeophila
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Subtribe: Pleurothallidinae
Genus: Phloeophila
Hoehne & Schltr.

Species

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Species accepted by the Plants of the World Online as of August 2023:[2]

References

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  1. ^ Chiron, Guy R.; Karremans, Adam P.; van den Berg, Cassio (2016). "Nomenclatural notes in the Pleurothallidinae (Orchidaceae): Phloeophila". Phytotaxa. 270 (1): 56. doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.270.1.6.
  2. ^ "Phloeophila". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2023. Retrieved 11 August 2023.