Tomzanonia

Tomzanonia
Tomzanonia filicina
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Epidendreae
Subtribe: Laeliinae
Alliance: Neocogniauxia
Genus: Tomzanonia
Nir
Species: T. filicina
Binomial name
Tomzanonia filicina
(Dod) Nir
Synonyms[1]

Dilomilis filicina Dod

Tomzanonia is a genus of orchids, (family Orchidaceae), consisting of a single species, Tomzanonia filicina endemic to the Massif de la Hotte in Haiti.[1][2][3][4]

The genus is named for Dr. Tom Zanoni of the New York Botanical Garden.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. Nir, M. Orchidaceae Antillanae, 384-385, 2000.
  3. Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
  4. Nir, Mark A. 1997. Lindleyana 12(4): 186, f. 4