Alamania

For the historic geographic region, see Alamannia.

Alamania punicea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Epidendreae
Subtribe: Laeliinae
Genus: Alamania
Lex. (1825)
Species: A. punicea
Binomial name
Alamania punicea
Lex. (1825)
Synonyms[1]

Epidendrum puniceum (Lex.) Rchb.f. (1862)

Alamania punicea is a species of epiphytic orchids[2] and the only species of the genus Alamania. It is endemic to Mexico and has two recognized varieties:[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. Lexarza, Juan José Martinez de. 1824. Annales des Sciences Naturelles (Paris) 3: 452
  3. Soto Arenas & R. Jiménez. 2003. Icones Orchidacearum 5–6: , t. 516


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