Sauroglossum

Sauroglossum
Sauroglossum elatum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Orchidoideae
Tribe: Cranichideae
Subtribe: Spiranthinae
Genus: Sauroglossum
Lindl. (1833)
Synonyms[1]
  • Synassa Lindl.
  • Schidorhynchos Szlach.

Sauroglossum is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae.[2] The genus is endemic to South America. As of June 2014, the following species are recognized:[1]

  • Sauroglossum andinum (Hauman) Garay - Ecuador, Argentina
  • Sauroglossum aurantiacum (C.Schweinf.) Garay - Peru
  • Sauroglossum corymbosum (Lindl.) Garay - Peru, Bolivia
  • Sauroglossum distans Lindl. ex Garay - Bolivia
  • Sauroglossum dromadum Szlach. - Peru
  • Sauroglossum elatum Lindl - Ecuador, Argentina, Colombia, Brazil
  • Sauroglossum longiflorum (Schltr.) Garay - Ecuador, Colombia
  • Sauroglossum odoratum Robatsch - Rio de Janeiro
  • Sauroglossum organense Szlach. - Rio de Janeiro
  • Sauroglossum schweinfurthianum Garay - Peru
  • Sauroglossum sellilabre (Griseb.) Schltr. - Paraguay, Argentina

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. ^ Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.C. & Rasmussen, F.N. (2003). Genera Orchidacearum 3: 1-358. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
  • Media related to Sauroglossum at Wikimedia Commons
  • Data related to Sauroglossum at Wikispecies
  • IOSPE orchid photos, Sauroglossum elatum, photo by Patricia Harding
  • Projeto Orchidstudium, Sauroglossum elatum


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