Zelenkoa

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

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

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Epidendroideae
Tribus: Cymbidieae
Subtribus: Oncidiinae
Genus: Zelenkoa
Species: Z. onusta
Name

Zelenkoa M.W.Chase & N.H.Williams, Lindleyana 16: 139 (2001)

monotypic taxon

References

Chase, M.W. & Williams, N.H. (2001) Lindleyana 16(2): 139.
Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.W. & Rasmussen, F.N. (eds.) 2014. Genera Orchidacearum Volume 5: Epidendroideae (Part two); page 390 ff., Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-850713-0
Govaerts, R. et al. 2013. Zelenkoa in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2013 Mar. 25. Reference page.
Emonocot.org 2013. Zelenkoa in The Orders and Families of Monocotyledons. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2013 Aug. 12.
Tropicos.org 2013. Zelenkoa. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2013 Mar. 25.
International Plant Names Index. 2013. Zelenkoa. Published online. Accessed: 25 Mar. 2013.

Distribution
Native distribution areas:

Continental: Southern America
Regional: Central America
Panama.
Regional: Western South America
Colombia, Ecuador, Peru.

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

Vernacular names
кырык мары: Зеленкоа
русский: Зеленкоа

Zelenkoa is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains only one known species, Zelenkoa onusta, native to Ecuador and Peru.[1][2]

Zelenkoa onusta is an epiphytic desert orchid, that survives in the harsh conditions of dry forests in southwestern Ecuador and northwestern Peru between sea level and 1200 meters, growing on trees and cacti.[2] Flowers are 2.cm wide.[2]
See also

List of Orchidaceae genera

References

Books, Ortho (2005-01-18). Complete Guide to Orchids. Meredith Books. p. 171. ISBN 9780897215060.
"A Detailed Review of Zelenkoa onusta (2001)". miosjournal.org. Retrieved 2018-07-20.