Stenoptera
- The gelechioid moth genus Stenoptera, established by Duponchel in 1838, is a junior synonym of Esperia. The gall midge genus Stenoptera, invalidly established by Meunier in 1902, has been renamed Neostenoptera.
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| Botanical illustration of Stenoptera acuta | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Orchidoideae |
| Tribe: | Cranichideae |
| Subtribe: | Cranichidinae |
| Genus: | Stenoptera C.Presl |
| Type species | |
| Stenoptera peruviana | |
Stenoptera is a genus of flowering plants from the family Orchidaceae, endemic to South America.[1][2][3]
Species[edit]
Species accepted as of June 2014:[1]
- Stenoptera acuta Lindl. - Peru, Brazil
- Stenoptera ciliaris C.Schweinf. - Peru
- Stenoptera ecuadorana Dodson & C.Vargas - Ecuador
- Stenoptera huilaensis Garay - Colombia
- Stenoptera laxiflora C.Schweinf. - Peru
- Stenoptera montana C.Schweinf. - Peru
- Stenoptera peruviana C.Presl - Colombia, Ecuador, Peru
References[edit]
- ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.C. & Rasmussen, F.N. (2003). Genera Orchidacearum 3: 1-358. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
- ^ Presl, Carl Bořivoj. 1827. Reliquiae Haenkeanae 1(2): 95
External links[edit]
Media related to Stenoptera at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Stenoptera at Wikispecies
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