Pachites
Introduction '''''Pachites''''' is a genus of flowering plants in the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains two known species, both endemic to South Africa. One of these, ''Pachites appressus'', is very rare. ''Pachites'' was named by John Lindley in 1835.The name is derived from the Greek word ''pachys'', meaning "thick, stout", and refers to the rostellum.In ''Genera Orchidacearum'' volume 2, ''Pachites'' and ''Satyrium'' constitute the subtribe Satyriinae of the tribe Diseae. After that work was published in 2001, molecular phylogenetic studies showed that ''Pachites'' does not form a clade with ''Satyrium''. Instead, ''Pachites'' occupies a basal position in Diseae. In spite of the papers published in 2008 and 2009, uncertainties remain over the exact relationships of ''Pachites'' to other genera. In a classification of orchids that was published in 2015, ''Pachites'', ''Disa'', and ''Huttonaea'' constitute the subtribe Disinae of the tribe Orchideae. This circumscription of Disinae, however, was done provisionally, to avoid creating new subtribes before further studies could determine, with increased certainty, the true affinities of these three genera.
Species * ''Pachites appressus'' John Lindley, 1835 – Langeberg Mountains* ''Pachites bodkinii'' Harry Bolus, 1893 – Cape Province
See also * List of Orchidaceae genera
References
Sources * Berg Pana, H. 2005. ''Handbuch der Orchideen-Namen. Dictionary of Orchid Names. Dizionario dei nomi delle orchidee''. Ulmer, Stuttgart
External links *  ''Pachites''   World Checklist of Selected Plant Families   Kew Gardens*  ''Pachites''   Plant Names   IPNI*  page 301   View Book   The Genera and Species of Orchidaceous Plants   Titles   BHL*  CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names: D-L  CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names: M-Q   Botany & Plant Science   Life Science   CRC Press*  page 48   ''Genera Orchidacearum'' volume 2   ''Genera Orchidacearum''   Google Books *  An updated classification of Orchidaceae (2015)   Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society   Wiley Online Library