Biology:Stalkya

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Short description: Genus of orchids

Stalkya
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Orchidoideae
Tribe: Cranichideae
Subtribe: Spiranthinae
Genus: Stalkya
Garay
Species:
S. muscicola
Binomial name
Stalkya muscicola
(Garay & Dunst.) Garay
Synonyms[1]
  • Schiedeella muscicola (Garay & Dunst.) Garay & Dunst.
  • Spiranthes muscicola Garay & Dunst.

Stalkya is a monotypic genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae.[2] The sole species is Stalkya muscicola, endemic to the Mérida region of Venezuela.[1][3] It is named after the orchidologist G. C. K. "Stalky" Dunsterville.[2]

See also

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. 2.0 2.1 Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.C. & Rasmussen, F.N. (2003). Genera Orchidacearum 3: 1-358. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
  3. Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.

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