Ponerinae

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

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

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Epidendroideae
Tribus: Epidendreae
Subtribus: Ponerinae
Overview of genera

Helleriella – Isochilus – Ponera
Name

Ponerinae Pfitzer, Entw. Nat. Anord. Orch., 101, (1887)

Typus: Ponera Szlach., Folia Geobot. Phytotax., 26, 322, (1991)

Synonymy

Isochilinae Szlach., Folia Geobot. Phytotax., 26, 322 (1991)

References
Primary references

Pfitzer, E.H.H. 1887. Entwurf einer naturlichen Anordnung der Orchideen 101.
Pridgeon, A.M. , Cribb, P., Chase, M.W., and Rasmussen, F.N. (Eds) (2005) Genera Orchidacearum Volume 4: Epidendroideae (Part 1): Epidendroideae, Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Links

Emonocot.org 2013. Ponerinae (Orchidaceae) in The Orders and Families of Monocotyledons. Published online. Accessed: 2013 May 22.

Ponerinae is a subtribe of the Orchidaceae tribe Epidendreae. The Ponerinae are characterized by sympodial stems that do not form pseudobulbs, bear two or more leaves, and a racemose or paniculate inflorescence carrying flowers with four or six pollinia.

It comprises four genera:[1]

Helleriella
Isochilus
Nemaconia
Ponera, the type genus

References

Chase, Mark W.; Cameron, Kenneth M.; Freudenstein, John V.; Pridgeon, Alec M.; Salazar, Gerardo; van den Berg, Cássio; Schuiteman, André (2015). "An updated classification of Orchidaceae". Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. 177 (2): 151–174. doi:10.1111/boj.12234. ISSN 0024-4074.