Ponera (plant)

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Ponera
Ponera juncifolia (as Hexisea tenuissima) - Oeonia brauniana - Xenia 3 pl 300.jpg
Ponera juncifolia (as Hexisea tenuissima) - Oeonia brauniana - Xenia 3 pl 300.
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Epidendreae
Subtribe: Ponerinae
Genus: Ponera
Lindl. [1]
Type species
Ponera juncifolia
Synonyms [2]

PseudoponeraBrieger in F.R.R.Schlechter, not validly published

Ponera is a genus of orchids. It contains two currently accepted species, native to Mexico, Guatemala and El Salvador. [2] [3] [4]

Species accepted as of June 2014: [2]

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  1. Aulosepalum hemichrea(Lindl.) Garay - Oaxaca, Chiapas, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua
  2. Aulosepalum nelsonii(Greenm.) Garay - Michoacán, Oaxaca
  3. Aulosepalum oestlundii(Burns-Bal.) Catling - Guerrero
  4. Aulosepalum pulchrum(Schltr.) Catling - Guatemala and southern Mexico
  5. Aulosepalum pyramidale(Lindl.) M.A.Dix & M.W.Dix - from central Mexico to Costa Rica
  6. Aulosepalum ramentaceum(Lindl.) Garay - Tamaulipas, San Luis Potosí
  7. Aulosepalum riodelayense(Burns-Bal.) Salazar - Oaxaca
  8. Aulosepalum tenuiflorum(Greenm.) Garay - Morelos, Guerrero
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  1. Cuitlauzina candida(Lindl.) Dressler & N.H.Williams - Chiapas, Guatemala
  2. Cuitlauzina convallarioides(Schltr.) Dressler & N.H.Williams - Chiapas, Guatemala, Costa Rica
  3. Cuitlauzina dubia(S.Rosillo) Yañez & Soto Arenas ex Solano - Oaxaca
  4. Cuitlauzina egertonii(Lindl.) Dressler & N.H.Williams - from Chiapas to Colombia
  5. Cuitlauzina pandurata(Garay) M.W.Chase & N.H.Williams - Ecuador
  6. Cuitlauzina pendulaLex. in P.de La Llave & J.M.de Lexarza - Mexico
  7. Cuitlauzina pulchella(Bateman ex Lindl.) Dressler & N.H.Williams - Chiapas, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras
  8. Cuitlauzina pygmaea(Lindl.) M.W.Chase & N.H.Williams - Hidalgo
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  1. Dichromanthus aurantiacus(Lex.) Salazar & Soto Arenas - much of Mexico, south to Honduras
  2. Dichromanthus cinnabarinus(Lex.) Garay - from Texas to Guatemala
  3. Dichromanthus michuacanus(Lex.) Salazar & Soto Arenas - from Texas and Arizona south to Honduras
  4. Dichromanthus yucundaaSalazar & García-Mend. - Oaxaca
<i>Homalopetalum</i> Genus of orchids

Homalopetalum is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains 8 known species native to Central America, northern South America, Mexico and the West Indies.

  1. Homalopetalum alticola(Garay & Dunst.) Soto Arenas - Venezuela
  2. Homalopetalum hypoleptum(Lindl.) Soto Arenas - Brazil
  3. Homalopetalum kienastii(Rchb.f.) Withner - Mexico
  4. Homalopetalum leochilus(Rchb.f.) Soto Arenas - Cuba, Dominican Republic
  5. Homalopetalum pachyphyllum(L.O.Williams) Dressler - Mexico
  6. Homalopetalum pumilio(Rchb.f.) Schltr. - Mexico, Central America, Ecuador
  7. Homalopetalum pumilum(Ames) Dressler - Mexico
  8. Homalopetalum vomeriforme(Sw.) Fawc. & Rendle - Cuba, Jamaica
<i>Jacquiniella</i> Genus of orchids

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<i>Rhynchostele</i> Genus of orchids

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<i>Rossioglossum</i> Genus of orchids

Rossioglossum is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It has 9 currently recognized species, all native to Mexico, Central America, and northern and western South America.

  1. Rossioglossum ampliatum(Lindl.) M.W.Chase & N.H.Williams - from Guatemala to Venezuela and Peru
  2. Rossioglossum grande(Lindl.) Garay & G.C.Kenn. - Chiapas, Guatemala, El Salvador, Costa Rica
  3. Rossioglossum hagsaterianumSoto Arenas - Nayarit, Jalisco
  4. Rossioglossum insleayi(Baker ex Lindl.) Garay & G.C.Kenn. - from Jalisco to Oaxaca
  5. Rossioglossum krameri(Rchb.f.) M.W.Chase & N.H.Williams - Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama
  6. Rossioglossum oerstedii(Rchb.f.) M.W.Chase & N.H.Williams - Costa Rica, Panama
  7. Rossioglossum schlieperianum(Rchb.f.) Garay & G.C.Kenn. - Guatemala, El Salvador, Costa Rica, Panama
  8. Rossioglossum splendens(Rchb.f.) Garay & G.C.Kenn. - Oaxaca
  9. Rossioglossum williamsianum(Rchb.f.) Garay & G.C.Kenn - Chiapas, Guatemala, Honduras

Stenotyla is a genus of orchids. It contains 9 known species, all native to Central America and southern Mexico.

  1. Stenotyla estrellensis(Ames) P.A.Harding - Costa Rica
  2. Stenotyla francoiArchila - Guatemala
  3. Stenotyla helleri(Fowlie) P.A.Harding - Nicaragua
  4. Stenotyla lankesteriana(Pupulin) Dressler - Costa Rica, Panama
  5. Stenotyla lendyana(Rchb.f.) Dressler - Oaxaca, Chiapas, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras
  6. Stenotyla maculataArchila - Guatemala
  7. Stenotyla maxillapertaArchila - Guatemala
  8. Stenotyla panamensisPupulin - Panama
  9. Stenotyla picta(Rchb.f.) Dressler - Costa Rica, Panama

References

  1. ↑ Lindley, John. 1831. Genera and Species of Orchidaceous Plants 113–114.
  2. 1 2 3 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  3. ↑ Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.C. & Rasmussen, F.N. (2006). Epidendroideae (Part One). Genera Orchidacearum 4: 432 ff. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
  4. ↑ Soto Arenas, M. A. 1990. Una nueva Orquidea de Morelos, Mexico: Ponera dressleriana. Orquídea (Mexico City), n.s. 12(1): 117–126.


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