Neocogniauxia

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Neocogniauxia
File:Neocogniauxia monophylla (as Laelia monophylla) - Curtis' 109 (Ser. 3 no. 39) pl. 6683 (1883).jpg
Neocogniauxia monophylla
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Epidendreae
Subtribe: Pleurothallidinae
Genus: Neocogniauxia
Schltr.
Type species
Neocogniauxia monophylla
Species

Neocogniauxia is a genus of orchids, (family Orchidaceae), consisting of two species in the Greater Antilles. The genus is named for botanist Alfred Cogniaux.

Species

Image Scientific name Distribution Elevation
Neocogniauxia hexaptera (Cogn.) Schltr. Hispaniola 1,000–1,300 metres (3,300–4,300 ft)
File:Neocogniauxia monophylla Orchi 003.jpg Neocogniauxia monophylla (Griseb.) Schltr. Jamaica 1,000–1,600 metres (3,300–5,200 ft)

References

  • Nir, M. Orchidaceae Antillanae, 252–253, 2000

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