Ionopsis Explained

Ionopsis (violet orchid) is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains 6 currently accepted species, native to Latin America, the West Indies, and Florida.^{[1] [2] [3]}

1. Ionopsis burchellii Rchb.f. - Brazil
2. Ionopsis minutiflora (Dodson & N.H.Williams) Pupulin - Ecuador
3. Ionopsis papillosa Pupulin - Ecuador
4. Ionopsis satyrioides (Sw.) Rchb.f. in W.G.Walpers - widespread across southern Mexico, Central America, the West Indies, and South America
5. Ionopsis utricularioides (Sw.) Lindl. - widespread across southern Mexico, Central America, the West Indies, South America, and Florida
6. Ionopsis zebrina Kraenzl. - Colombia

See also

• List of Orchidaceae genera

Notes and References

1. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=102606 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
2. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=116467 Flora of North America v 26 p 646, Ionopsis Kunth in A. von Humboldt et al., Nov. Gen. Sp. 1: 279, plate 83. 1816.
3. Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.C. & Rasmussen, F.N. (2009). Epidendroideae (Part two). Genera Orchidacearum 5: 1-585. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.