Kionophyton

Kionophyton
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Orchidaceae
Subfamily:	Orchidoideae
Tribe:	Cranichideae
Subtribe:	Spiranthinae
Genus:	Kionophyton Garay
Synonyms^[1]
Greenwoodia Burns-Bal.

Kionophyton is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains 3 known species, native to Mexico and Guatemala.^[1]^[2]

Kionophyton pollardianum Szlach., Rutk. & Mytnik - Oaxaca
Kionophyton sawyeri (Standl. & L.O.Williams) Garay - Morelos
Kionophyton seminuda (Schltr.) Garay - widespread from central Mexico to Guatemala

See also

List of Orchidaceae genera

References

1 2 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
↑ Garay, Leslie Andrew. 1982. A generic revision of the Spiranthinae. Botanical Museum Leaflets of Harvard University 28(4): 277-425.

Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.C. & Rasmussen, F.N. (2003) Genera Orchidacearum 3: 215 ff. Oxford University Press.
Berg Pana, H. 2005. Handbuch der Orchideen-Namen. Dictionary of Orchid Names. Dizionario dei nomi delle orchidee. Ulmer, Stuttgart

External links

Data related to Kionophyton at Wikispecies

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