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.