Ionopsis

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Ionopsis

Genus of orchids

Ionopsis (violet orchid)[2] is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains 6 currently accepted species, native to Latin America, the West Indies, and Florida.[1][3][4]

  1. Ionopsis burchellii Rchb.f. - Brazil
  2. Ionopsis minutiflora (Dodson & N.H.Williams) Pupulin - Ecuador
  3. Ionopsis papillosa Pupulin - Ecuador
  4. Ionopsis satyrioides (Sw.) Rchb.f. in W.G.Walpers - widespread across southern Mexico, Central America, the West Indies, and South America
  5. Ionopsis utricularioides (Sw.) Lindl. - widespread across southern Mexico, Central America, the West Indies, South America, and Florida
  6. Ionopsis zebrina Kraenzl. - Colombia

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References

  1. [1]
    Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. [2]
    USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Ionopsis". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
  3. [3]
    Flora of North America v 26 p 646, Ionopsis Kunth in A. von Humboldt et al., Nov. Gen. Sp. 1: 279, plate 83. 1816.
  4. [4]
    Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.C. & Rasmussen, F.N. (2009). Epidendroideae (Part two). Genera Orchidacearum 5: 1-585. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
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