Tomzanonia

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]

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

Dilomilis filicina Dod

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

References

  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


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