Tamayorkis

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Tamayorkis
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
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 (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[]

According to Kew:[1]

  • Tamayorkis ehrenbergii (Rchb.f.) R.González & Szlach.
  • (Todzia) R.González & Szlach.
  • (Ridl.) Salazar & Soto Arenas
  • Tamayorkis wendtii (Salazar) R.González & Szlach.

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d "Tamayorkis Szlach. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  2. ^ 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.
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