Kionophyton

Classification System: APG IV

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

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Orchidoideae
Tribus: Cranichideae
Subtribus: Spiranthinae
Genus: Kionophyton
Overview of species (3)

K. pollardianum – K. sawyeri – K. seminuda
Name

Kionophyton Garay, Bot. Mus. Leafl. 28: 329 (1980 publ. 1982)

Type species: Kionophyton seminuda (Schltr.) Garay (1980 publ. 1982)

Synonymy

Heterotypic
Greenwoodia Burns-Bal., Orquídea (Mexico City), n.s., 10: 1 (1986)

Distribution
Native distribution areas:

Northern America
Mexico
Mexico Central, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southwest, Mexico Southeast.
Southern America
Central America
Guatemala.

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

Garay, L.A. 1980. Garay, Leslie Andrew. 1982. A generic revision of the Spiranthinae. Botanical Museum Leaflets of Harvard University 28 (4): 329–330.
Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.W. & Rasmussen, F.N. (eds.) 2003. Genera Orchidacearum Volume 3: Orchidoideae (Part two); page 215 ff., Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-850711-9

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Kionophyton in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2019 June 3. Reference page.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Kionophyton in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2019 June 3. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2019. Kionophyton. Published online. Accessed: 3 June 2019.
The Plant List 2013. Kionophyton in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2019 June 3.
Tropicos.org 2019. Kionophyton. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2019 June 3.

Vernacular names

кырык мары: Кионофитон

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

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