Platystele
Platystele is a genus of orchids, comprising 123 species. Most of these have small flowers, some of the smallest in the family. The genus is widespread across Mexico, Central America, Cuba, and South America as far south as Bolivia, but infrequent in Brazil.
Selected species
123 species are accepted. They include:Platystele acicularisPlatystele calanthaPlatystele caudatisepalaPlatystele dasyglossaPlatystele examen-culicumPlatystele finleyaePlatystele gaileanaPlatystele hirtziiPlatystele jungermannioidesPlatystele microscopicaPlatystele miseraPlatystele ornataPlatystele oxyglossaPlatystele portillaePlatystele posadarumPlatystele pubescensPlatystele reflexaPlatystele resimulaPlatystele stenostachyaPlatystele umbellataPlatystele viridisPlatystele ximenae- ''Platystele tica''