Draconanthes

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Draconanthes
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Epidendreae
Subtribe: Pleurothallidinae
Genus: Draconanthes
Luer
Species[1]

Draconanthes is a genus of orchids, comprising eight species found in northwestern South America.[2][3][1] It was established as a subgenus within the genus Lepanthes in 1986, but is now considered an accepted genus, related to Lepanthes.[4][5] It is a member of the Pleurothallidinae subtribe.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c Bogarín, Diego; Karremans, Adam P.; FernáNdez, Melania (2018-02-23). "Genus-level taxonomical changes in the Lepanthes affinity (Orchidaceae, Pleurothallidinae)". Phytotaxa. 340 (2): 128. doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.340.2.2. ISSN 1179-3163.
  2. ^ "Draconanthes (Luer) Luer". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2024-02-01.
  3. ^ Kolanowska, Marta; Trejo, Ramiro Medina. "Draconanthes kamentsa (Orchidaceae, Pleurothallidinae), a New Yellow-Flowered Species from Colombia". Annales Botanici Fennici. 60 (1): 99–104. doi:10.5735/085.060.0116. ISSN 0003-3847.
  4. ^ Bogarín, Diego; Pérez-Escobar, Oscar A.; Karremans, Adam P.; Fernández, Melania; Kruizinga, Jaco; Pupulin, Franco; Smets, Erik; Gravendeel, Barbara (2019-10-22). "Phylogenetic comparative methods improve the selection of characters for generic delimitations in a hyperdiverse Neotropical orchid clade". Scientific Reports. 9 (1): 15098. doi:10.1038/s41598-019-51360-0. hdl:10669/79859. ISSN 2045-2322.
  5. ^ "Critical notes on Draconanthes aberrans (Orchidaceae, Pleurothallidinae) with description of new species". Turkish Journal of Botany. 44 (2): 192–203. 2020-01-01. doi:10.3906/bot-1907-25. ISSN 1300-008X.

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