Chorigyne
| Chorigyne | |
|---|---|
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| Chorigyne ensiformis | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Pandanales |
| Family: | Cyclanthaceae |
| Genus: | Chorigyne R.Erikss. |
| Type species | |
| Chorigyne ensiformis (Hook.f.) R.Erikss.
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Chorigyne is a genus of plants first described as a genus in 1989. All the known species are native to Costa Rica and Panama.[1][2][3][4]
- Species
- Chorigyne cylindrica R.Erikss. - Costa Rica + Panama
- Chorigyne densiflora R.Erikss. - Panama
- Chorigyne ensiformis (Hook.f.) R.Erikss. - Costa Rica + Panama
- Chorigyne paucinervis R.Erikss. - Panama
- Chorigyne pendula (Hammel) R.Erikss. - Costa Rica + Panama
- Chorigyne pterophylla R.Erikss. - Costa Rica + Panama
- Chorigyne tumescens R.Erikss. - Panama
References
[edit]- ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ Eriksson, Roger. 1989. Chorigyne, a new genus of the Cyclanthaceae from Central America. Nordic Journal of Botany 9(1): 33-45
- ^ Correa A., M.D., C. Galdames & M. Stapf. 2004. Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares de Panamá 1–599. Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Panamá
- ^ Hammel, B. E. 2003. Cyclanthaceae. In: Manual de Plantas de Costa Rica, B.E. Hammel, M.H. Grayum, C. Herrera & N. Zamora (eds.). Monographs in systematic botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 92: 424–455