Ponera is a genus of orchids. It contains two currently accepted species, native to Mexico, Guatemala and El Salvador.Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant FamiliesPridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.C. & Rasmussen, F.N. (2006). Epidendroideae (Part One). Genera Orchidacearum 4: 432 ff. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.Soto Arenas, M. A. 1990. Una nueva Orquidea de Morelos, Mexico: Ponera dressleriana. Orquídea (Mexico City), n.s. 12(1): 117–126.
Species accepted as of June 2014:
Ponera exilis Dressler - Colima, Jalisco, Guerrero, Mexico State Ponera juncifolia Lindl. - widespread from Hidalgo to El Salvador
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photo of herbarium specimen at Missouri Botanical Garden, isotype of Ponera exilis Dressler IOSPE orchid photos, Ponera juncifolia, Common Name The Reed-Like Leafed Ponera