Basiphyllaea is a genus of orchids (family Orchidaceae), known as Carter's orchid or crab orchids.[3] They are native to Florida and the West Indies. At the present time (May 2014), 7 species are recognized:[2]

Basiphyllaea
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Epidendreae
Subtribe: Bletiinae
Genus: Basiphyllaea
Schltr.[1]
Type species
Basiphyllaea sarcophylla
(Rchb.f.) Schltr.
Synonyms[2]

Carteria Small, Torreya 10: 187 (1910), illegitimate, not Diesing 1866.

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