''Tamayorkis'' is a genus of
flowering plants belonging to the family
Orchidaceae.
Its native range is from
Arizona and
New Mexico to
Texas, USA and also
Mexico and
Guatemala
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in South America.
The genus name of ''Tamayorkis'' is in honour of
Roberto González Tamayo (1940–2014), Mexican engineer and botanist, professor at the
University of Guadalajara
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.
It was first described and published in Fragm. Florist. Geobot., Suppl. Vol.3 on page 121 in 1995.
Known species
According to Kew:
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Tamayorkis ehrenbergii''
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Tamayorkis hintonii''
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Tamayorkis porphyrea''
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Tamayorkis wendtii''
References
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Orchids
Orchid genera
Plants described in 1995
Flora of Arizona
Flora of the South-Central United States
Flora of Mexico
Flora of Guatemala