Gomesa uniflora
| Gomesa uniflora | |
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
| Genus: | Gomesa |
| Species: | G. uniflora
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| Binomial name | |
| Gomesa uniflora | |
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Gomesa uniflora, synonym Oncidium uniflorum, is a species of orchid endemic to southern and southeastern Brazil.[1]
Taxonomy
The species was first described by John Lindley in 1843 as Oncidium uniflorum; the name was attributed to William Beattie Booth.[1] The specific epithet uniflorum is Latin for 'single-flowered', referring to the plant's inflorescence.[2]
By 2006, it was well known that genus Oncidium was not monophyletic. In a 2006 revision of the genus Oncidium and its relatives, O. uniflorum was placed in the newly erected genus Alatiglossum as Alatiglossum uniflorum. Later in the same year, it was treated as the type species of the new genus Kleberiella. In 2009, it was transferred to an enlarged genus Gomesa which included Alatiglossum and Kleberiella.[3] This placement is accepted by Plants of the World Online as of October 2025.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e "Gomesa uniflora (Booth ex Lindl.) M.W.Chase & N.H.Williams". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2025-10-27.
- ^ "uniflorus - a Dictionary of Botanical Epithets". botanicaldictionary.com. Retrieved 2024-10-26.
- ^ Chase, Mark W.; Williams, Norris H.; de Faria, Aparacida Donisete; Neubig, Kurt M.; Amaral, Maria do Carmo E. & Whitten, W. Mark (2009). "Floral convergence in Oncidiinae (Cymbidieae; Orchidaceae): an expanded concept of Gomesa and a new genus Nohawilliamsia". Annals of Botany. 104 (3): 387–402. doi:10.1093/aob/mcp067.
External links
- Media related to Gomesa uniflora at Wikimedia Commons