Deiregyne

Deiregyne
Deiregyne eriophora
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Orchidoideae
Tribe: Cranichideae
Subtribe: Spiranthinae
Genus:
Schltr.
Synonyms[1]
  • Dithyridanthus Garay
  • Burnsbaloghia Szlach.
  • Oestlundorchis Szlach.
  • Triceratostris (Szlach.) Szlach. & R.González

Deiregyne is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae, native to Mexico, Guatemala and Honduras.[1][2]

Taxonomy

The genus Deiregyne was described in 1920 by Rudolf Schlechter in Beihefte zum Botanischen Centralblatt. 37: 426. [3]

Etymology

Deiregyne: generic name Greek formed from deire, "neck"; and gyne, «pistil» or «woman»; in reference to the sepal sitting on the ovary that forms a neck-like extension.[3]

Species

Species currently accepted as of June 2014:[1]

  • Deiregyne alinae Szlach. - Michoacán
  • Deiregyne chartacea (L.O.Williams) Garay - central Mexico
  • Deiregyne cochleata Szlach., R.González & Rutk. - Tamaulipas
  • Deiregyne densiflora (C.Schweinf.) Salazar & Soto Arenas - central Mexico south to Oaxaca
  • Deiregyne diaphana (Lindl.) Garay - Oaxaca
  • Deiregyne eriophora (B.L.Rob. & Greenm.) Garay - central Mexico south to Guatemala
  • Deiregyne falcata (L.O.Williams) Garay - Mexico and Honduras
  • Deiregyne nonantzin (R.González ex McVaugh) Catling - Jalisco
  • Deiregyne obtecta (C.Schweinf.) Garay - Guatemala
  • Deiregyne pallens (Szlach.) Espejo & López-Ferr. - Guerrero, Oaxaca
  • Deiregyne pseudopyramidalis (L.O.Williams) Garay - Oaxaca
  • Deiregyne pterygodium Szlach. - México State
  • Deiregyne ramirezii R.González - Jalisco
  • Deiregyne rhombilabia Garay - Michoacán, Morelos, Oaxaca, Puebla
  • Deiregyne sheviakiana (Szlach.) Espejo & López-Ferr. - Chiapas
  • Deiregyne tamayoi Szlach. - Jalisco
  • Deiregyne thelyrnitra (Rchb.f.) Schltr. - Guatemala
  • Deiregyne velata (B.L.Rob. & Fernald) Garay - Chihuahua, Durango

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. ^ Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.C. & Rasmussen, F.N. (2003). Genera Orchidacearum 3: 1-358. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
  3. ^ a b Brown, Paul Martin. "Deiregyne". Flora of North America. Retrieved February 28, 2017.


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