Kionophyton

Kionophyton
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
Clade:Angiosperms
Clade:Monocots
Order:Asparagales
Family:Orchidaceae
Subfamily:Orchidoideae
Tribe:Cranichideae
Subtribe:Spiranthinae
Genus:Kionophyton
Garay
Synonyms[1]

Greenwoodia Burns-Bal.

Kionophyton is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains 3 known species, native to Mexico and Guatemala.[1][2]

  • Kionophyton pollardianum Szlach., Rutk. & Mytnik - Oaxaca
  • Kionophyton sawyeri (Standl. & L.O.Williams) Garay - Morelos
  • Kionophyton seminuda (Schltr.) Garay - widespread from central Mexico to Guatemala

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. ↑ Garay, Leslie Andrew. 1982. A generic revision of the Spiranthinae. Botanical Museum Leaflets of Harvard University 28(4): 277-425.
  • Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.C. & Rasmussen, F.N. (2003) Genera Orchidacearum 3: 215 ff. Oxford University Press.
  • Berg Pana, H. 2005. Handbuch der Orchideen-Namen. Dictionary of Orchid Names. Dizionario dei nomi delle orchidee. Ulmer, Stuttgart


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