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Ponera (plant)
Genus of orchids / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ponera is a genus of orchids. It contains two currently accepted species, native to Mexico, Guatemala and El Salvador.[2][3][4]
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Ponera | |
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Ponera juncifolia (as Hexisea tenuissima) - Oeonia brauniana - Xenia 3 pl 300. | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Orchidaceae |
Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
Tribe: | Epidendreae |
Subtribe: | Ponerinae |
Genus: | Ponera Lindl.[1] |
Type species | |
Ponera juncifolia | |
Synonyms[2] | |
Pseudoponera Brieger in F.R.R.Schlechter, not validly published |
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Species accepted as of June 2014:[2]
- Ponera exilis Dressler - Colima, Jalisco, Guerrero, Mexico State
- Ponera juncifolia Lindl. - widespread from Hidalgo to El Salvador