Biology:Ischnogyne

Short description: Genus of orchids

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
Coelogyne mandarinorum Kraenzl. Pleione mandarinorum (Kraenzl.) Kraenzl. in H.G.A.Engler

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).

Size

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

See also

• List of Orchidaceae genera

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

External links

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