''Ionopsis'' (violet orchid) is a
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of
flowering plant
Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (). The term angiosperm is derived from the Ancient Greek, Greek words (; 'container, vessel') and (; 'seed'), meaning that the seeds are enclosed with ...
s from the orchid family,
Orchidaceae
Orchids are plants that belong to the family (biology), family Orchidaceae (), a diverse and widespread group of flowering plants with blooms that are often colourful and fragrant. Orchids are cosmopolitan distribution, cosmopolitan plants that ...
. It contains 6 currently accepted species, native to
Latin America
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, the
West Indies
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, and
Florida
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.
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/ref>[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.]
#'' Ionopsis burchellii'' Rchb.f. - Brazil
#'' Ionopsis minutiflora'' (Dodson & N.H.Williams) Pupulin - Ecuador
#'' Ionopsis papillosa'' Pupulin - Ecuador
#'' Ionopsis satyrioides'' (Sw.) Rchb.f. in W.G.Walpers - widespread across southern Mexico, Central America, the West Indies, and South America
#'' Ionopsis utricularioides'' (Sw.) Lindl. - widespread across southern Mexico, Central America, the West Indies, South America, and Florida
#'' Ionopsis zebrina'' Kraenzl. - Colombia
See also
* List of Orchidaceae genera
This is a list of genera in the orchid family (Orchidaceae), originally according tThe Families of Flowering Plants- L. Watson and M. J. Dallwitz. This list is adapted regularly with the changes published in the ''Orchid Research Newsletter'' which ...
References
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Oncidiinae genera
Oncidiinae
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