Deiregyne
Deiregyne is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae, native to Mexico, Guatemala and Honduras.
Taxonomy
The genus Deiregyne was described in 1920 by Rudolf Schlechter in Beihefte zum Botanischen Centralblatt. 37: 426.
Etymology
Deiregyne: generic name Greek formed from deire, "neck"; and gyne, «pistil» or «woman»; in reference to the sepal sitting on the ovary that forms a neck-like extension.
Species
Species currently accepted as of June 2014:Deiregyne alinae Szlach. - MichoacánDeiregyne chartacea Garay - central MexicoDeiregyne cochleata Szlach., R.González & Rutk. - TamaulipasDeiregyne densiflora Salazar & Soto Arenas - central Mexico south to OaxacaDeiregyne diaphana Garay - OaxacaDeiregyne eriophora Garay - central Mexico south to GuatemalaDeiregyne falcata Garay - Mexico and HondurasDeiregyne nonantzin Catling - JaliscoDeiregyne obtecta Garay - GuatemalaDeiregyne pallens Espejo & López-Ferr. - Guerrero, OaxacaDeiregyne pseudopyramidalis Garay - OaxacaDeiregyne pterygodium Szlach. - México StateDeiregyne ramirezii R.González - JaliscoDeiregyne rhombilabia Garay - Michoacán, Morelos, Oaxaca, PueblaDeiregyne sheviakiana Espejo & López-Ferr. - ChiapasDeiregyne tamayoi Szlach. - JaliscoDeiregyne thelyrnitra Schltr. - GuatemalaDeiregyne velata Garay - Chihuahua, Durango