Deiregyne

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Deiregyne
Deiregyne eriophora.jpg
Deiregyne eriophora
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Orchidoideae
Tribe: Cranichideae
Subtribe: Spiranthinae
Genus: Deiregyne
Schltr.
Synonyms [1]
  • DithyridanthusGaray
  • BurnsbaloghiaSzlach.
  • OestlundorchisSzlach.
  • Triceratostris(Szlach.) Szlach. & R.González

Deiregyne is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae, native to Mexico, Guatemala and Honduras. [1] [2]

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Taxonomy

The genus Deiregyne was described in 1920 by Rudolf Schlechter in Beihefte zum Botanischen Centralblatt. 37: 426. [3]

Etymology

Deiregyne: generic name Greek formed from deire, "neck"; and gyne, «pistil» or «woman»; in reference to the sepal sitting on the ovary that forms a neck-like extension. [3]

Species

Species currently accepted as of June 2014: [1]

  1. Deiregyne alinae Szlach. - Michoacán
  2. Deiregyne chartacea (L.O.Williams) Garay - central Mexico
  3. Deiregyne cochleata Szlach., R.González & Rutk. - Tamaulipas
  4. Deiregyne densiflora (C.Schweinf.) Salazar & Soto Arenas - central Mexico south to Oaxaca
  5. Deiregyne diaphana (Lindl.) Garay - Oaxaca
  6. Deiregyne eriophora (B.L.Rob. & Greenm.) Garay - central Mexico south to Guatemala
  7. Deiregyne falcata (L.O.Williams) Garay - Mexico and Honduras
  8. Deiregyne nonantzin (R.González ex McVaugh) Catling - Jalisco
  9. Deiregyne obtecta (C.Schweinf.) Garay - Guatemala
  10. Deiregyne pallens (Szlach.) Espejo & López-Ferr. - Guerrero, Oaxaca
  11. Deiregyne pseudopyramidalis (L.O.Williams) Garay - Oaxaca
  12. Deiregyne pterygodium Szlach. - México State
  13. Deiregyne ramirezii R.González - Jalisco
  14. Deiregyne rhombilabia Garay - Michoacán, Morelos, Oaxaca, Puebla
  15. Deiregyne sheviakiana (Szlach.) Espejo & López-Ferr. - Chiapas
  16. Deiregyne tamayoi Szlach. - Jalisco
  17. Deiregyne thelyrnitra (Rchb.f.) Schltr. - Guatemala
  18. Deiregyne velata (B.L.Rob. & Fernald) Garay - Chihuahua, Durango

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. ↑ Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.C. & Rasmussen, F.N. (2003). Genera Orchidacearum 3: 1-358. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
  3. 1 2 Brown, Paul Martin. "Deiregyne". Flora of North America. Retrieved February 28, 2017.


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