Neocogniauxia

Neocogniauxia is a genus of orchids, (family Orchidaceae), consisting of two species in the Greater Antilles.

Neocogniauxia
Neocogniauxia monophylla
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Epidendreae
Subtribe: Pleurothallidinae
Genus: Neocogniauxia
Schltr.
Species
Neocogniauxia hexaptera

Neocogniauxia hexaptera (Cogn.) Schltr. is endemic to Hispaniola and Neocogniauxia monophylla (Griseb.) Schltr. to Jamaica

The genus is named for botanist Alfred Cogniaux.

References

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


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