Biology:Dossinia

Short description: Genus of orchids

Dossinia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Orchidaceae
Subfamily:	Orchidoideae
Tribe:	Cranichideae
Subtribe:	Goodyerinae
Genus:	Dossinia C.Morren
Species:	D. marmorata
Binomial name
Dossinia marmorata C.Morren
Synonyms
Cheirostylis marmorata (C.Morren) Lindl. ex Lem Macodes marmorata (C.Morren) Rchb.f. Anoectochilus lowii E.J.Lowe & W.Howard Ludisia argyroneura Miq. Anoectochilus lowii var. virescens B.S.Williams Macodes lowii (E.J.Lowe & W.Howard) J.J.Wood

Dossinia is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. At the present time (June 2014), only one species is accepted, Dossinia marmorata, endemic to Borneo.

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

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