Pogonia (plant)

Pogonia
Pogonia ophioglossoides
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Vanilloideae
Tribe: Pogonieae
Genus: Pogonia
Juss.
Species

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Pogonia is a genus of orchids (family Orchidaceae) belonging to the subfamily Vanilloideae.[1] [2][3][4]

The genus takes its name from the Greek pōgōn and pōgōníās, meaning, respectively, 'beard' and 'bearded.' [2]

The species of Pogonia are widespread in East Asia and eastern North America. They usually grow in open, sunny locations, often in moist to wet, sometimes flooded places.[2]

Species

Species of the genus Pogonia according to Plants of the World Online As of March 2023[5]

Image Name Distribution Elevation (m)
Pogonia japonica Rchb.f., 1852 China (Anhui, Fujian, Guangxi, Guizhou, Heilongjiang, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangxi, Jilin, Inner Mongolia, Shandong, Sichuan, Yunnan, and Zhejiang), Japan, Korean Peninsula.[6][7] 1,100–2,300 metres (3,600–7,500 ft)
Pogonia minor (Makino) Makino 1909 Taiwan, Japan on Hokkaido, Honshu, Kyushu, Shikoku.[8][9] 2,200–2,400 metres (7,200–7,900 ft)
Pogonia ophioglossoides (L.) Ker Gawl. 1816 — snakemouth orchid eastern United States and Canada.[10][11] 0–49 metres (0–161 ft)
Pogonia subalpina T.Yukawa & Y.Yamashita, 2017 Japan (Honshu)
Pogonia trinervia (Roxb.) Voigt 1845 Molucca Islands.[2]
Pogonia yunnanensis Finet 1897 China in Yunnan province.[12] 2,300–3,300 metres (7,500–10,800 ft)

References

  1. ^ GRIN-Global Web v 1.9.4.2: Pogonia . accessed 1.25.2016.
  2. ^ a b c d Memin Encyclopaedia: Pogonia (orchid)]
  3. ^ Alec M. Pridgeon, Phillip Cribb, Mark W. Chase and Finn Rasmussen ( ed.): Genera Orchidacearum. Orchidoideae (Part 2). Vanilloideae. 3/2, Oxford University Press, New York and Oxford 2003, ISBN 0-19-850711-9, pp. 294-297.
  4. ^ Chen Xinqi, Stephan W. Gale, Phillip J. Cribb: Orchidaceae ( Draft). In: Wu Zhengyi, Peter H. Raven, DY Hong (eds.): Flora of China. 25 Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis 1994.
  5. ^ "Pogonia Juss. - Plants of the World Online". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2023-03-07.
  6. ^ Flora of China @ efloras.org: Pogonia japonica
  7. ^ GRIN-Global Web v 1.9.4.2: Pogonia japonica . accessed 1.25.2016.
  8. ^ Flora of China @ efloras.org: Pogonia minor
  9. ^ GRIN-Global Web v 1.9.4.2: Pogonia minor . accessed 1.25.2016.
  10. ^ USDA Plants Profile for Pogonia ophioglossoides (snakemouth orchid) . accessed 1.25.2016.
  11. ^ Charles J. Sheviak, Paul M. Catling: Pogonia. In: Flora of North America Editorial Committee ( eds.): Flora of North America North of Mexico. 26, Oxford University Press, New York and Oxford 1993 , p 513.
  12. ^ Flora of China @ efloras.org: Pogonia yunnanensis
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