Gennaria

Gennaria is a genus of flowering plants in the orchid family, Orchidaceae. For many years it contained only one species, Gennaria diphylla. A second species, Gennaria griffithii, was added in 2015.^[1] The genus name honours Patrizio Gennari,^[2] Italian botanist and patriot.

Species edit

As of March 2018^[update], two species are accepted:^[1]

Gennaria diphylla Link) Parl. – Macaronesia, north-west Africa, south-west Europe
Gennaria griffithii (Hook.f.) X.H.Jin & D.Z.Li – Afghanistan to China

^ ^a ^b "Gennaria Parl.", Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2018-03-13
^ Dorr, L.J. & Nicholson, Dan H. (2009), "Gennari, Patrizio", Taxonomic Literature Supplement VIII: Fres-G, A.R.G. Gantner, p. 177, ISBN 978-3-906166-75-9, retrieved 2018-03-14

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