Ionopsis
| Ionopsis | |
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| Ionopsis utricularioides | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
| Tribe: | Cymbidieae |
| Subtribe: | Oncidiinae |
| Genus: | Ionopsis Kunth |
| Type species | |
| Ionopsis utricularioides (Sw.) Lindl. | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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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]
- Ionopsis burchellii Rchb.f. - Brazil
- Ionopsis minutiflora (Dodson & N.H.Williams) Pupulin - Ecuador
- Ionopsis papillosa Pupulin - Ecuador
- Ionopsis satyrioides (Sw.) Rchb.f. in W.G.Walpers - widespread across southern Mexico, Central America, the West Indies, and South America
- Ionopsis utricularioides (Sw.) Lindl. - widespread across southern Mexico, Central America, the West Indies, South America, and Florida
- Ionopsis zebrina Kraenzl. - Colombia
See also
References
- ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ NRCS. "Ionopsis". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 20 May 2015.
- ^ Flora of North America v 26 p 646, Ionopsis Kunth in A. von Humboldt et al., Nov. Gen. Sp. 1: 279, plate 83. 1816.
- ^ 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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