Neocogniauxia


Neocogniauxia is a genus of orchids, (family Orchidaceae), consisting of two species in the Greater Antilles. The genus is named for botanist Alfred Cogniaux.

Neocogniauxia
Neocogniauxia monophylla
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Epidendreae
Subtribe: Pleurothallidinae
Genus: Neocogniauxia
Schltr.
Type species
Neocogniauxia monophylla
Species

Species

ImageScientific nameDistributionElevation
Neocogniauxia hexaptera (Cogn.) Schltr.Hispaniola1,000–1,300 metres (3,300–4,300 ft)
Neocogniauxia monophylla (Griseb.) Schltr.Jamaica1,000–1,600 metres (3,300–5,200 ft)


References

    • Nir, M. Orchidaceae Antillanae, 252–253, 2000


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