Ponera (Orchidaceae)

Ponera juncifolia (fig. I) (Typus)

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: Ponera

Overview of species (2)

P. exilis – P. juncifolia

Name

Ponera Lindl., Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl.: 113 (1831)

• Type species: Ponera juncifolia Lindl., Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl.: 114 (1831)

Synonymy

• Heterotypic
  • Pseudoponera Brieger, Schlechter Orchideen 8(29-32): 475 (1976), no Latin descr.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Northern America Mexico Mexico Central, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southwest, Mexico Southeast. Southern America Central America El Salvador, Guatemala. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Lindley, J. 1831. The Genera and Species of Orchidaceous Plants 113–114.
• Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.W. & Rasmussen, F.N. (eds.) 2006. Genera Orchidacearum Volume 4 Epidendroideae (Part one); page 432 ff., Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-850712-7. Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Ponera in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 June 2. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Ponera in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 June 2. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2019. Ponera. Published online. Accessed: 2 June 2019.
• The Plant List 2013. Ponera in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2019 June 2.
• Tropicos.org 2019. Ponera. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 2 June 2019.

Vernacular names

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