Nohawilliamsia

Nohawilliamsia is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. Only one species is recognized as of June 2014, Nohawilliamsia pirarensis, native to northern South America (Venezuela, Guyana and northern Brazil).

Nohawilliamsia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Orchidaceae
Subfamily:	Epidendroideae
Tribe:	Cymbidieae
Genus:	Nohawilliamsia M.W.Chase & Whitten
Species:	N. pirarensis
Binomial name
Nohawilliamsia pirarensis (Rchb.f.) M.W.Chase & Whitten
Synonyms
Oncidium pirarense Rchb.f. Ampliglossum pirarense (Rchb.f.) Campacci Coppensia pirarensis (Rchb.f.) Campacci Gomesa pirarensis (Rchb.f.) M.W.Chase & N.H.Williams Oncidium orthostates Ridl. Ampliglossum orthostates (Ridl.) Campacci Coppensia orthostates (Ridl.) Campacci

See also

• List of Orchidaceae genera

References

• Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.A. & Rasmussen, F. eds. (1999). Genera Orchidacearum 1. Oxford Univ. Press.
• Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.A. & Rasmussen, F. eds. (2001). Genera Orchidacearum 2. Oxford Univ. Press.
• Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.A. & Rasmussen, F. eds. (2003). Genera Orchidacearum 3. Oxford Univ. Press
• Berg Pana, H. 2005. Handbuch der Orchideen-Namen. Dictionary of Orchid Names. Dizionario dei nomi delle orchidee. Ulmer, Stuttgart

External links

• IOSPE orchid photos, Oncidium pirarense
• Colibri Orquideas, Nohawilliamsia pirarensis