Tamayorkis
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| Tamayorkis | |
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| Tamayorkis porphyrea in Sonora, Mexico | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
| Tribe: | Malaxideae |
| Subtribe: | Malaxidinae |
| Genus: | Tamayorkis Szlach. |
Tamayorkis is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Orchidaceae.[1]
Its native range is from Arizona and New Mexico to Texas, USA and also Mexico and Guatemala in South America.[1]
The genus name of Tamayorkis is in honour of Roberto González Tamayo (1940–2014), Mexican engineer, botanist, and professor at the University of Guadalajara.[2] It was first described and published in Fragm. Florist. Geobot., Suppl. Vol.3 on page 121 in 1995.[1]