Chiron, G. R., A. P. Karremans & C. van den Berg. 2016. Nomenclatural notes in the Pleurothallidinae (Orchidaceae): Phloeophila. Phytotaxa 270(1): 56-62.

Abstract. Two of us found some years ago that Phloeophila nummularia, type species of the genus Phloeophila, was placed in a molecular phylogentic study in Pabstiella. In this article, we show with the inclusion of new sequences of Phloeophila that this result was not correct. Phloeophila forms a unique clade in Pleurothallidinae and is not closely related to Pabstiella. In addition, the exclusion of three species, one transferred to Dryadella and two others to Acianthera, is proposed.

Key words: Brazilian Pleurothallidinae, Pabstiella, Phloeophila nummularia, phylogenetics of Pleurothallidinae.

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