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|accepted_name=Pelexia
|accepted_authority=Poiteau ex Lindley
|publications={{Treatment/Publication
|title=Bot. Reg.
|place=12: plate 985. 1826
|year=1826
}}
|basionyms=
|synonyms=
|hierarchy=Orchidaceae;Orchidaceae subfam. Orchidoideae;Orchidaceae tribe Cranichideae;Orchidaceae (tribe Cranichideae) subtribe Spiranthinae;Pelexia
|hierarchy_nav=<div class="higher-taxa"><div class="higher-taxon"><small>family</small>[[Orchidaceae]]</div><div class="higher-taxon"><small>subfamily</small>[[Orchidaceae subfam. Orchidoideae]]</div><div class="higher-taxon"><small>tribe</small>[[Orchidaceae tribe Cranichideae]]</div><div class="higher-taxon"><small>subtribe</small>[[Orchidaceae (tribe Cranichideae) subtribe Spiranthinae]]</div><div class="higher-taxon"><small>genus</small>[[Pelexia]]</div></div>
|etymology=Greek pelex, helmet, in reference to dorsal sepal, which is united with petals to form narrow hood
|volume=Volume 26
|mention_page=page 498
|treatment_page=page 526
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--><span class="statement" id="st-undefined" data-properties=""><b>Herbs,</b> terrestrial, rarely subaquatic, sympodial. <b>Roots</b> fasciculate, thick, fleshy, villous. <b>Leaves</b> 1–several, basal; petiole not articulate, reddish purple, long. <b>Inflorescences</b> terminal, many-flowered racemes or spikes, erect, pedunculate, bracteate. <b>Flowers</b> resupinate, green; dorsal sepal connivent with petals forming hood over column; lateral sepals decurrent on column foot; lip sagittate to auriculate, fleshy, basal margins adnate to sides of column; column cylindric, elongate, puberulent to pilose; column foot elongate; anther abaxial, ovate-cordate; pollinia 2, oblong-clavate, mealy; stigmas 2, adjacent; rostellum elongate; viscidium ovate to suborbiculate; ovary sessile to subsessile. <b>Fruits</b> capsules, erect.</span><!--

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|distribution=Subtropical and tropical regions;North America;Mexico;West Indies;Central America;South America.
|discussion=<p>Species 67 (1 in the flora).</p>
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name=Pelexia
|author=James D. Ackerman
|authority=Poiteau ex Lindley
|rank=genus
|parent rank=subtribe
|synonyms=
|basionyms=
|family=Orchidaceae
|distribution=Subtropical and tropical regions;North America;Mexico;West Indies;Central America;South America.
|reference=None
|publication title=Bot. Reg.
|publication year=1826
|special status=
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|subfamily=Orchidaceae subfam. Orchidoideae
|tribe=Orchidaceae tribe Cranichideae
|subtribe=Orchidaceae (tribe Cranichideae) subtribe Spiranthinae
|genus=Pelexia
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