Ixyophora

Ixyophora
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Cymbidieae
Subtribe: Zygopetalinae
Genus: Ixyophora
Dressler

Ixyophora is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It has 5 known species, all native to South America.[1][2]

  1. Ixyophora aurantiaca (Senghas & G.Gerlach) Dressler - Peru
  2. Ixyophora carinata (P.Ortiz) Dressler - Colombia
  3. Ixyophora fosterae (Dodson) P.A.Harding - Bolivia
  4. Ixyophora luerorum (R.Vásquez & Dodson) P.A.Harding - Bolivia
  5. Ixyophora viridisepala (Senghas) Dressler - Ecuador

See also

References

  1. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. Dressler, Robert Louis. 2005. Lankesteriana : la revista cientifica del Jardin Botanico Lankester, Universidad de Costa Rica 5(2): 95

External links

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