Deiregyne

Deiregyne is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae, native to Mexico, Guatemala and Honduras.

Taxonomy

The genus Deiregyne was described in 1920 by Rudolf Schlechter in Beihefte zum Botanischen Centralblatt. 37: 426.

Etymology

Deiregyne: generic name Greek formed from deire, "neck"; and gyne, «pistil» or «woman»; in reference to the sepal sitting on the ovary that forms a neck-like extension.

Species

Species currently accepted as of June 2014:

• Deiregyne alinae <small>Szlach.</small> - Michoacán
• Deiregyne chartacea <small>(L.O.Williams) Garay</small> - central Mexico
• Deiregyne cochleata <small>Szlach., R.González & Rutk.</small> - Tamaulipas
• Deiregyne densiflora <small>(C.Schweinf.) Salazar & Soto Arenas</small> - central Mexico south to Oaxaca
• Deiregyne diaphana (<small>Lindl.) Garay</small> - Oaxaca
• Deiregyne eriophora <small>(B.L.Rob. & Greenm.) Garay</small> - central Mexico south to Guatemala
• Deiregyne falcata <small>(L.O.Williams) Garay</small> - Mexico and Honduras
• Deiregyne nonantzin <small>(R.González ex McVaugh) Catling</small> - Jalisco
• Deiregyne obtecta <small>(C.Schweinf.) Garay</small> - Guatemala
• Deiregyne pallens <small>(Szlach.) Espejo & López-Ferr.</small> - Guerrero, Oaxaca
• Deiregyne pseudopyramidalis <small>(L.O.Williams) Garay</small> - Oaxaca
• Deiregyne pterygodium <small>Szlach.</small> - México State
• Deiregyne ramirezii <small>R.González</small> - Jalisco
• Deiregyne rhombilabia <small>Garay</small> - Michoacán, Morelos, Oaxaca, Puebla
• Deiregyne sheviakiana <small>(Szlach.) Espejo & López-Ferr.</small> - Chiapas
• Deiregyne tamayoi <small>Szlach.</small> - Jalisco
• Deiregyne thelyrnitra <small>(Rchb.f.) Schltr.</small> - Guatemala
• Deiregyne velata <small>(B.L.Rob. & Fernald) Garay</small> - Chihuahua, Durango

See also

• List of Orchidaceae genera

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