Nemaconia

Nemaconia striata

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asparagales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Ordo: Asparagales

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Epidendroideae
Tribus: Epidendreae
Subtribus: Ponerinae
Genus: Nemaconia

Overview of species (6)

N. dressleriana – N. glomerata – N. graminifolia – N. longipetala – N. pellita – N. striata

Name

Nemaconia Knowles & Westc., Fl. Cab. 2: 127 (1838)

• Type species: Nemaconia graminifolia Knowles &Westc. (1838)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Northern America Mexico Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southwest, Mexico Southeast. Southern America Central America Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama. Northern South America Venezuela. Western South America Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru. Brazil Brazil Southeast, Brazil South. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Knowles, G.B. & Westcott, F. (1938) Floral Cabinet 2: 127
• Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.W. & Rasmussen, F.N. (eds.) 2006. Genera Orchidacearum Volume 4 Epidendroideae (Part one); page 429 ff., Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-850712-7. Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Nemaconia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 March 31. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Nemaconia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 March 31. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Nemaconia. Published online. Accessed: 31 March 2020.
• The Plant List 2013. Nemaconia in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2020 March 31.
• Tropicos.org 2020. Nemaconia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 31 March 2020.

Vernacular names

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