| Ponera | |
|---|---|
| _-_Oeonia_brauniana_-_Xenia_3_pl_300.jpg.webp) | |
| 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 | |
Ponera is a genus of orchids. It contains two currently accepted species, native to Mexico, Guatemala and El Salvador.[2][3][4]
Species accepted as of June 2014:[2]
- Ponera exilis Dressler - Colima, Jalisco, Guerrero, Mexico State
- Ponera juncifolia Lindl. - widespread from Hidalgo to El Salvador
References
- ↑ Lindley, John. 1831. Genera and Species of Orchidaceous Plants 113–114.
- 1 2 3 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ↑ Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.C. & Rasmussen, F.N. (2006). Epidendroideae (Part One). Genera Orchidacearum 4: 432 ff. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
- ↑ Soto Arenas, M. A. 1990. Una nueva Orquidea de Morelos, Mexico: Ponera dressleriana. Orquídea (Mexico City), n.s. 12(1): 117–126.
External links
 Media related to Ponera at Wikimedia Commons Media related to Ponera at Wikimedia Commons
 Data related to Ponera at Wikispecies Data related to Ponera at Wikispecies
- photo of herbarium specimen at Missouri Botanical Garden, isotype of Ponera exilis Dressler
- IOSPE orchid photos, Ponera juncifolia , Common Name The Reed-Like Leafed Ponera
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