Ida (plant)
Introduction '''''Ida''''', synonym '''''Sudamerlycaste''''', is a genus of flowering plants in the family Orchidaceae. It consists of approximately 45 species and hybrids. The genus was split off from ''Lycaste'' in the early 2000s.
Taxonomy From 2001 onwards, species in ''Lycaste'' that were endemic to South America and the Caribbean Islands were placed into a new genus. Those found in Mexico and Central America stayed in ''Lycaste''. As a result of this change, most of the species previously found in the ''Lycaste'' section ''Fimbriatae'' were moved to a new genus. The name to be used for this genus has been subject to some confusion. In 2001, Brieger published the name ''Ida'', attributing it to Angela Ryan and Henry Oakeley. However, no Latin description was given, rendering the name illegitimate. Ryan and Oakeley validated the name in a publication dated to 2003.Separately, Fredy Archila Morales published ''Sudamerlycaste'', but without a Latin description, so the name was illegitimate. Archila corrected this in a publication that has been dated to 2009, but included the type of Ryan and Oakeley's earlier published ''Ida'', so this was the name that should have been used.===Species===, Plants of the World Online accepted the following species:*''Ida acaroi'' Oakeley*''Ida alexportillae'' (J.Portilla, H.Medina & I.Portilla) J.M.H.Shaw*''Ida andreettae'' (Dodson) Oakeley*''Ida angustitepala'' Oakeley*''Ida ariasii'' Oakeley*''Ida barringtoniae'' (Sm.) A.Ryan & Oakeley*''Ida barrowiorum'' Oakeley*''Ida castanea'' Oakeley*''Ida ciliata'' (Ruiz & Pav.) A.Ryan & Oakeley*''Ida cinnabarina'' (Lindl.) A.Ryan & Oakeley*''Ida cobbiana'' (B.S.Williams) A.Ryan & Oakeley*''Ida costata'' (Lindl.) A.Ryan & Oakeley*''Ida diastasia'' (D.E.Benn. & Oakeley) A.Ryan & Oakeley*''Ida dunstervillei'' (Bergold) A.Ryan & Oakeley*''Ida dyeriana'' (Sander ex Mast.) Oakeley*''Ida ecuadorensis'' (J.Portilla, H.Medina & I.Portilla) J.M.H.Shaw*''Ida ejirii'' Oakeley*''Ida fimbriata'' (Poepp. & Endl.) A.Ryan & Oakeley*''Ida fulvescens'' (Hook.) A.Ryan & Oakeley*''Ida gigantea'' (Lindl.) A.Ryan & Oakeley*''Ida grandis'' Fowlie ex Oakeley*''Ida heynderycxii'' (É.Morren) A.Ryan & Oakeley*''Ida hirtzii'' (Dodson) A.Ryan & Oakeley*''Ida insolita'' (Szlach. & Kolan.) Ormerod*''Ida jamesiorum'' Oakeley*''Ida jimenezii'' Oakeley*''Ida lacheliniae'' Oakeley*''Ida laciniata'' Oakeley*''Ida lanipes'' (Lindl.) J.M.H.Shaw*''Ida lata'' (Rolfe) A.Ryan & Oakeley*''Ida linguella'' (Rchb.f.) A.Ryan & Oakeley*''Ida lionetii'' Cogn. & A.Gooss. ex Oakeley*''Ida locusta'' (Rchb.f.) A.Ryan & Oakeley*''Ida maxibractea'' (D.E.Benn. & Oakeley) A.Ryan & Oakeley*''Ida'' × ''monopampanensis'' Oakeley*''Ida munaensis'' Oakeley*''Ida nana'' (Oakeley) A.Ryan & Oakeley*''Ida pegueroi'' (Archila) J.M.H.Shaw*''Ida peruviana'' (Rolfe) A.Ryan & Oakeley*''Ida priscilae'' I.Portilla ex Oakeley*''Ida reichenbachii'' (Gireoud ex Rchb.f.) A.Ryan & Oakeley*''Ida rikii'' Oakeley*''Ida rossyi'' (Hoehne) Campacci & Baptista*''Ida shigerui'' Oakeley*''Ida'' × ''tornemezae'' Oakeley*''Ida'' × ''troyanoi'' Oakeley*''Ida uribei'' Oakeley
References *Ryan, A. and Oakeley, H. (2003) ''Ida A. Ryan and Oakeley, a new genus, based on Lycaste section Fimbriatae Fowlie (Orchidaceae, tribe Cymbideae, subtribe Lycastinae)''. Orchid Dig. 67. (1): 8-10.