Monophyllorchis

{{Short description|Genus of orchids}}

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| genus = Monophyllorchis

| parent_authority = Schltr.

| species = microstyloides

| authority = (Rchb.f.) Garay

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  • Monophyllorchis colombiana {{au|Schltr.}}
  • Monophyllorchis maculata {{au|Garay}}
  • Pogonia microstyloides {{au|Rchb.f.}}

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Monophyllorchis is a monotypic genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. The sole species is Monophyllorchis microstyloides, native to Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Colombia and Ecuador.[http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=129489 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families]

See also

References

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  • Schlechter, F.R.R.(1920) Repertorium Specierum Novarum Regni Vegetabilis, Beihefte 7: 39.
  • Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.C. & Rasmussen, F.N. (2005). Epidendroideae (Part One). Genera Orchidacearum 4: 609 ff. Oxford University Press
  • Berg Pana, H. 2005. Handbuch der Orchideen-Namen. Dictionary of Orchid Names. Dizionario dei nomi delle orchidee. Ulmer, Stuttgart