Hexalectris is a
genusIn biology, a genus is a taxonomic unit used in the classification of living and fossil organisms. The term comes from Latin genus "descent, family, type, gender" , cognate with – genos, "race, stock, kin" ..In addition, genus is a taxonomic rank in the hierarchy In biology, a genus (plural:...
of the
familyIn biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus...
OrchidaceaeOrchidaceae, the Orchid family, is the largest family of the flowering plants . Its name is derived from the genus Orchis....
, comprising 11
speciesIn biology, a species is:* a taxonomic rank or* a unit at that rank ....
of fully myco-heterotrophic orchids. These species are found in
North AmericaNorth America is the northern continent of the Americas, situated in the Earth's northern hemisphere and in the western hemisphere. It is bordered on the north by the Arctic Ocean, on the east by the North Atlantic Ocean, on the southeast by the Caribbean Sea, and on the west by the North Pacific...
, with
center of diversityA center of diversity is an area that has a high degree of genetic variation for a particular species or genus of plants that can also be the center of origin for that species. The two areas often, but not always, coincide; the degree of coincidence remains the subject of debate...
in northern
MexicoThe United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
. It has reddish-purple stems and no leaves. It flowers in the late summer.
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Hexalectris is a
genusIn biology, a genus is a taxonomic unit used in the classification of living and fossil organisms. The term comes from Latin genus "descent, family, type, gender" , cognate with – genos, "race, stock, kin" ..In addition, genus is a taxonomic rank in the hierarchy In biology, a genus (plural:...
of the
familyIn biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus...
OrchidaceaeOrchidaceae, the Orchid family, is the largest family of the flowering plants . Its name is derived from the genus Orchis....
, comprising 11
speciesIn biology, a species is:* a taxonomic rank or* a unit at that rank ....
of fully myco-heterotrophic orchids. These species are found in
North AmericaNorth America is the northern continent of the Americas, situated in the Earth's northern hemisphere and in the western hemisphere. It is bordered on the north by the Arctic Ocean, on the east by the North Atlantic Ocean, on the southeast by the Caribbean Sea, and on the west by the North Pacific...
, with
center of diversityA center of diversity is an area that has a high degree of genetic variation for a particular species or genus of plants that can also be the center of origin for that species. The two areas often, but not always, coincide; the degree of coincidence remains the subject of debate...
in northern
MexicoThe United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
. It has reddish-purple stems and no leaves. It flowers in the late summer.
Species
- Hexalectris aphylla
- Hexalectris aphyllus
- Hexalectris brevicaulis
- Hexalectris grandiflora
- Hexalectris mexicana
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Hexalectris nitida
Hexalectris parviflora
Hexalectris revoluta
Hexalectris spicata
Hexalectris squamosa
Hexalectris warnockii |