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Tamayorkis is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Orchidaceae.[1]

Tamayorkis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Orchidaceae
Genus:	Tamayorkis Szlach.

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 and botanist, 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]

Known species

According to Kew:[1]

• Tamayorkis ehrenbergii (Rchb.f.) R.González & Szlach.
• Tamayorkis hintonii (Todzia) R.González & Szlach.
• Tamayorkis porphyrea (Ridl.) Salazar & Soto Arenas
• Tamayorkis wendtii (Salazar) R.González & Szlach.

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