title: Ionopsis
text: # Ionopsis
  
  Ionopsis (violet orchid) is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains 6 currently accepted species, native to Latin America, the West Indies, and Florida.
  
  * Ionopsis burchellii Rchb.f. - Brazil
  * Ionopsis minutiflora (Dodson & N.H.Williams) Pupulin - Ecuador
  * Ionopsis papillosa Pupulin - Ecuador
  * Ionopsis satyrioides (Sw.) Rchb.f. in W.G.Walpers - widespread across southern Mexico, Central America, the West Indies, and South America
  * Ionopsis utricularioides (Sw.) Lindl. - widespread across southern Mexico, Central America, the West Indies, South America, and Florida
  * Ionopsis zebrina Kraenzl. - Colombia
  