Biology:Tamayorkis

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Short description: Genus of flowering plants

Tamayorkis
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Malaxideae
Subtribe: Malaxidinae
Genus: Tamayorkis
Szlach.

Tamayorkis is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Orchidaceae.[1]

Its native range is from Arizona and New Mexico to Texas , USA and also Mexico and Guatemala in South America.[1]

The genus name of Tamayorkis is in honour of Roberto González Tamayo (1940–2014), Mexican engineer and botanist, professor at the University of Guadalajara.[2] It was first described and published in Fragm. Florist. Geobot., Suppl. Vol.3 on page 121 in 1995.[1]

Known species

According to Kew:[1]

  • Tamayorkis ehrenbergii (Rchb.f.) R.González & Szlach.
  • Tamayorkis hintonii (Todzia) R.González & Szlach.
  • Tamayorkis porphyrea (Ridl.) Salazar & Soto Arenas
  • Tamayorkis wendtii (Salazar) R.González & Szlach.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q15136137 entry