Biology:Gennaria

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Short description: Genus of orchids

Gennaria
Gennaria diphylla - Las Canarias 1.jpg
Gennaria diphylla
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Orchidoideae
Subtribe: Orchidinae
Genus: Gennaria
Parl.

Gennaria is a genus of flowering plants in the orchid family, Orchidaceae. For many years it contained only one species, Gennaria diphylla. A second species, Gennaria griffithii, was added in 2015.[1] The genus name honours Patrizio Gennari,[2] Italian botanist and patriot.

Species

(As of March 2018), two species are accepted:[1]

See also

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Gennaria Parl.", Plants of the World Online (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew), https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:29541-1, retrieved 2018-03-13 
  2. Dorr, L.J.; Nicholson, Dan H. (2009), "Gennari, Patrizio", Taxonomic Literature Supplement VIII: Fres-G, A.R.G. Gantner, p. 177, ISBN 978-3-906166-75-9, https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33258655, retrieved 2018-03-14 

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