Brownleea
Introduction '''''Brownleea''''' is a genus of flowering plants from the family Orchidaceae native to Africa and Madagascar. Eight species are known.#''Brownleea coerulea'' Harv. ex Lindl.#''Brownleea galpinii'' Bolus#''Brownleea graminicola'' McMurtry#''Brownleea macroceras'' Sond.#''Brownleea maculata'' P.J.Cribb#''Brownleea mulanjiensis'' H.P.Linder#''Brownleea parviflora'' Harv. ex Lindl.#''Brownleea recurvata'' Sond.In a classification of orchids that was published in 2015, the genera ''Brownleea'' and ''Disperis'' constituted the subtribe Brownleeinae of the tribe Orchideae. A sister relationship between ''Brownleea'' and ''Disperis'' received only weak statistical support in a 2009 study. In ''Genera Orchidacearum'', the subtribe Brownleeinae was placed in the tribe Diseae, but this tribe is no longer recognized because it has been shown to be paraphyletic over the tribe Orchideae.
See also * List of Orchidaceae genera
References
Further reading * Berg Pana, H. 2005. ''Handbuch der Orchideen-Namen. Dictionary of Orchid Names. Dizionario dei nomi delle orchidee''. Ulmer, Stuttgart*