Nohawilliamsia

Nohawilliamsia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Orchidaceae
Subfamily:	Epidendroideae
Tribe:	Cymbidieae
Genus:	Nohawilliamsia M.W.Chase & Whitten
Species:	N. pirarensis
Binomial name
Nohawilliamsia pirarensis (Rchb.f.) M.W.Chase & Whitten
Synonyms [1]
Oncidium pirarenseRchb.f. Ampliglossum pirarense(Rchb.f.) Campacci Coppensia pirarensis(Rchb.f.) Campacci Gomesa pirarensis(Rchb.f.) M.W.Chase & N.H.Williams Oncidium orthostatesRidl. Ampliglossum orthostates(Ridl.) Campacci Coppensia orthostates(Ridl.) Campacci

Nohawilliamsia is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. Only one species is recognized as of June 2014, Nohawilliamsia pirarensis, native to northern South America (Venezuela, Guyana and northern Brazil). ^[1]

See also

• List of Orchidaceae genera

References

1. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families

• Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.A. & Rasmussen, F. eds. (1999). Genera Orchidacearum 1. Oxford Univ. Press.
• Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.A. & Rasmussen, F. eds. (2001). Genera Orchidacearum 2. Oxford Univ. Press.
• Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.A. & Rasmussen, F. eds. (2003). Genera Orchidacearum 3. Oxford Univ. Press
• Berg Pana, H. 2005. Handbuch der Orchideen-Namen. Dictionary of Orchid Names. Dizionario dei nomi delle orchidee. Ulmer, Stuttgart

External links

• IOSPE orchid photos, Oncidium pirarense
• Colibri Orquideas, Nohawilliamsia pirarensis