Neocogniauxia
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Neocogniauxia is a genus
of orchids, (family Orchidaceae
), consisting of two species in the Greater Antilles
.
Neocogniauxia hexaptera (Cogn.) Schltr. is endemic to Hispaniola
and Neocogniauxia monophylla (Griseb.) Schltr. to Jamaica
The genus is named for botanist Alfred Cogniaux
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Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of orchids, (family Orchidaceae
Orchidaceae
The Orchidaceae, commonly referred to as the orchid family, is a morphologically diverse and widespread family of monocots in the order Asparagales. Along with the Asteraceae, it is one of the two largest families of flowering plants, with between 21,950 and 26,049 currently accepted species,...
), consisting of two species in the Greater Antilles
Greater Antilles
The Greater Antilles are one of three island groups in the Caribbean. Comprising Cuba, Jamaica, Hispaniola , and Puerto Rico, the Greater Antilles constitute almost 90% of the land mass of the entire West Indies.-Greater Antilles in context :The islands of the Caribbean Sea, collectively known as...
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Neocogniauxia hexaptera (Cogn.) Schltr. is endemic to Hispaniola
Hispaniola
Hispaniola is a major island in the Caribbean, containing the two sovereign states of the Dominican Republic and Haiti. The island is located between the islands of Cuba to the west and Puerto Rico to the east, within the hurricane belt...
and Neocogniauxia monophylla (Griseb.) Schltr. to Jamaica
Jamaica
Jamaica is an island nation of the Greater Antilles, in length, up to in width and 10,990 square kilometres in area. It is situated in the Caribbean Sea, about south of Cuba, and west of Hispaniola, the island harbouring the nation-states Haiti and the Dominican Republic...
The genus is named for botanist Alfred Cogniaux
Alfred Cogniaux
Alfred Celestin Cogniaux was a Belgian botanist. Amongst other plants, the genus Neocogniauxia of orchids is named after him.In 1916 his enormous private herbarium was acquired by the National Botanic Garden of Belgium....
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