Ischnogyne

Ischnogyne is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains only one known species, Ischnogyne mandarinorum, native to China (provinces of Chongqing, Gansu, Guizhou, Hubei, Shaanxi, Sichuan).[1][2]

Ischnogyne
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Arethuseae
Subtribe: Coelogyninae
Genus: Ischnogyne
Schltr.
Species:
I. mandarinorum
Binomial name
Ischnogyne mandarinorum
(Kraenzl.) Schltr.
Synonyms[1]
  • Coelogyne mandarinorum Kraenzl.
  • Pleione mandarinorum (Kraenzl.) Kraenzl. in H.G.A.Engler

Size

The size of the Ischnogyne averages at about 6.5 centimetres (2.6 in).[3]

See also

References

  • Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.A. & Rasmussen, F. eds. (1999). Genera Orchidacearum 1. Oxford Univ. Press.
  • Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.A. & Rasmussen, F. eds. (2001). Genera Orchidacearum 2. Oxford Univ. Press.
  • Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.A. & Rasmussen, F. eds. (2003). Genera Orchidacearum 3. Oxford Univ. Press
  • Berg Pana, H. 2005. Handbuch der Orchideen-Namen. Dictionary of Orchid Names. Dizionario dei nomi delle orchidee. Ulmer, Stuttgart


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