Jacquiniella
Encyclopedia
Jacquiniella is a genus
of flowering plant
s from the orchid family, Orchidaceae
.
The diploid chromosome
number of one species, J. globosa, has been determined as 2n = 38.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of flowering plant
Flowering plant
The flowering plants , also known as Angiospermae or Magnoliophyta, are the most diverse group of land plants. Angiosperms are seed-producing plants like the gymnosperms and can be distinguished from the gymnosperms by a series of synapomorphies...
s from the orchid family, Orchidaceae
Orchidaceae
The Orchidaceae, commonly referred to as the orchid family, is a morphologically diverse and widespread family of monocots in the order Asparagales. Along with the Asteraceae, it is one of the two largest families of flowering plants, with between 21,950 and 26,049 currently accepted species,...
.
The diploid chromosome
Chromosome
A chromosome is an organized structure of DNA and protein found in cells. It is a single piece of coiled DNA containing many genes, regulatory elements and other nucleotide sequences. Chromosomes also contain DNA-bound proteins, which serve to package the DNA and control its functions.Chromosomes...
number of one species, J. globosa, has been determined as 2n = 38.
Species
Kew accepts twelve species of Jacquiniella:- J. aporophylla (L.O.Williams) Dressler
- J. cernua (Lindl.) Dressler
- J. cobanensis (AmesOakes Ames (botanist)Oakes Ames was an American botanist specializing in orchids. His estate is now the Borderland State Park in Massachusetts....
& Schltr.) - J. colombiana Schltr.
- J. equitantifolia (Ames) Dressler
- J. gigantea Dressler
- J. globosa (Jacq.) Schltr.
- J. leucomelana (Rchb.f.) Schltr.
- J. pedunculata Dressler
- J. standleyi (Ames) Dressler
- J. steyermarkii Carnevali & Dressler
- J. teretifolia (Sw.Olof SwartzOlof Peter Swartz was a Swedish botanist and taxonomist. He is best known for his taxonomic work and studies into pteridophytes...
) Britton & P. Wilson
Synonymy
Two genera have been reduced to synonymy under Jacquiniella:- Dressleriella Brieger, nom. inval.
- Briegeria Senghas