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Ponera (plant)
Ponera is a genus of orchids. It contains two currently accepted species, native to Mexico, Guatemala and El Salvador.[2][3][4]
| Ponera | |
|---|---|
| Ponera juncifolia (as Hexisea tenuissima) - Oeonia brauniana - Xenia 3 pl 300. | |
| Scientific classification | |
| 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] | |
| Pseudoponera Brieger in F.R.R.Schlechter, not validly published | |
Species accepted as of June 2014:[2]
- Ponera exilis Dressler - Colima, Jalisco, Guerrero, Mexico State
- Ponera juncifolia Lindl. - widespread from Hidalgo to El Salvador
References edit
- ^ Lindley, John. 1831. Genera and Species of Orchidaceous Plants 113–114.
- ^ a b c Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ 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.
- ^ Soto Arenas, M. A. 1990. Una nueva Orquidea de Morelos, Mexico: Ponera dressleriana. Orquídea (Mexico City), n.s. 12(1): 117–126.
External links edit
- Media related to Ponera at Wikimedia Commons
- Data related to Ponera at Wikispecies
- photo of herbarium specimen at Missouri Botanical Garden, isotype of Ponera exilis Dressler
- IOSPE orchid photos, Ponera juncifolia , Common Name The Reed-Like Leafed Ponera