Tamayorkis
| Tamayorkis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
| Tribe: | Malaxideae |
| Subtribe: | Malaxidinae |
| Genus: | Tamayorkis Szlach. |
Tamayorkis is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Orchidaceae.[1]
Its native range is from Arizona and New Mexico to Texas, USA and also Mexico and Guatemala in South America.[1]
The genus name of Tamayorkis is in honour of Roberto González Tamayo (1940–2014), Mexican engineer and botanist, professor at the University of Guadalajara.[2] It was first described and published in Fragm. Florist. Geobot., Suppl. Vol.3 on page 121 in 1995.[1]
Known species[edit]
According to Kew:[1]
- Tamayorkis ehrenbergii (Rchb.f.) R.González & Szlach.
- Tamayorkis hintonii (Todzia) R.González & Szlach.
- Tamayorkis porphyrea (Ridl.) Salazar & Soto Arenas
- Tamayorkis wendtii (Salazar) R.González & Szlach.
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d "Tamayorkis Szlach. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
- ^ Burkhardt, Lotte (2018). Verzeichnis eponymischer Pflanzennamen – Erweiterte Edition [Index of Eponymic Plant Names – Extended Edition] (pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2018. ISBN 978-3-946292-26-5. Retrieved 1 January 2021.