Diodonopsis

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Monocots
Ordo: Asparagales

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Epidendroideae
Tribus: Epidendreae
Subtribus: Pleurothallidinae
Genus: Diodonopsis
Overview of species (6)

D. anachaeta – D. erinacea – D. hoeijeri – D. pterygiophora – D. pygmaea – D. ramiromedinae
Name

Diodonopsis Pridgeon & M.W.Chase, Lindleyana 16: 252 (2001)

Type species: Diodonopsis pygmaea (Kraenzl.) Pridgeon & M.W.Chase, Lindleyana 16: 253 (2001)

Synonymy

Heterotypic
Pteroon Luer, Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 105: 12 (2006)

Distribution
Native distribution areas:

Southern America
Central America
Costa Rica, Panama
Western South America
Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru.

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition
References
Primary references

Pridgeon, A.M. & Chase, M.W. 2001. Lindleyana 16(4): 252–253.
Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.W. & Rasmussen, F.N. (eds.) 2006. Genera Orchidacearum Volume 4 Epidendroideae (Part one); page 345 ff., Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-850712-7. Reference page.

Links

Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2022. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Diodonopsis. Accessed: 2022 Jan 16.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Diodonopsis in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Jan 16. Reference page.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Diodonopsis in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Jan 16. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2022. Diodonopsis. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2022. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Jan 16. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2022. Diodonopsis. Published online. Accessed: 16 Jan 2022.
Tropicos.org 2022. Diodonopsis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 16 Jan 2022.

Vernacular names

Diodonopsis is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Orchidaceae.[1]

Its native range is Costa Rica to Western South America.[1]
Species

Species:[1]

Diodonopsis anachaeta (Rchb.f.) Pridgeon & M.W.Chase
Diodonopsis erinacea (Rchb.f.) Pridgeon & M.W.Chase
Diodonopsis hoeijeri (Luer & Hirtz) Pridgeon & M.W.Chase
Diodonopsis pterygiophora (Luer & R.Escobar) Pridgeon & M.W.Chase
Diodonopsis pygmaea (Kraenzl.) Pridgeon & M.W.Chase
Diodonopsis ramiromedinae Thoerle

References

"Diodonopsis Pridgeon & M.W.Chase | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 20 May 2021.