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Tomzanonia

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Tomzanonia
Tomzanonia filicina
Scientific classification Edit this 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

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]

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

References

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  1. ^ a b 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