Preliminary checklist of the orchids of Chile

Abstract

This article provides a preliminary checklist of the orchids occurring in Chile, based on historical and recently published literature. Data compilation was assisted by using databases available on the Web (IPNI, W 3Tropicos and KR). The list comprises seven genera (Aa, Bipinnula, Brachystele, Chloraea, Codonorchis, Gavilea and Habenaria) and 50 taxa (49 species and one variety), 25 of which are believed to be endemic to Chile. It includes the publication of a new combination, Gavilea feuilleana comb. nov. © 2003 The Linnean Society of London.