Ponera

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Monocots
Ordo: Asparagales

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Epidendroideae
Tribus: Epidendreae
Subtribus: Ponerinae
Genus: Ponera
Overview of species (2)

P. exilis – P. juncifolia
Name

Ponera Lindl., Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl.: 113 (1831)

Type species: Ponera juncifolia Lindl., Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl.: 114 (1831)

Synonymy

Heterotypic
Pseudoponera Brieger, Schlechter Orchideen 8(29-32): 475 (1976), no Latin descr.

Distribution
Native distribution areas:

Northern America
Mexico
Mexico Central, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southwest, Mexico Southeast.
Southern America
Central America
El Salvador, Guatemala.

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition
References
Primary references

Lindley, J. 1831. The Genera and Species of Orchidaceous Plants 113–114.
Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.W. & Rasmussen, F.N. (eds.) 2006. Genera Orchidacearum Volume 4 Epidendroideae (Part one); page 432 ff., Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-850712-7. Reference page.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Ponera in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 June 2. Reference page.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Ponera in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 June 2. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2019. Ponera. Published online. Accessed: 2 June 2019.
The Plant List 2013. Ponera in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2019 June 2.
Tropicos.org 2019. Ponera. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 2 June 2019.

Vernacular names

Ponera is a genus of orchids. It contains two currently accepted species, native to Mexico, Guatemala and El Salvador.[2][3][4]

Species accepted as of June 2014:[2]

Ponera exilis Dressler - Colima, Jalisco, Guerrero, Mexico State
Ponera juncifolia Lindl. - widespread from Hidalgo to El Salvador

References

Lindley, John. 1831. Genera and Species of Orchidaceous Plants 113–114.
Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.C. & Rasmussen, F.N. (2006). Epidendroideae (Part One). Genera Orchidacearum 4: 432 ff. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
Soto Arenas, M. A. 1990. Una nueva Orquidea de Morelos, Mexico: Ponera dressleriana. Orquídea (Mexico City), n.s. 12(1): 117–126.