Sauroglossum

Sauroglossum
Scientific classification Edit this 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]

  1. Sauroglossum andinum (Hauman) Garay - Ecuador, Argentina
  2. Sauroglossum aurantiacum (C.Schweinf.) Garay - Peru
  3. Sauroglossum corymbosum (Lindl.) Garay - Peru, Bolivia
  4. Sauroglossum distans Lindl. ex Garay - Bolivia
  5. Sauroglossum dromadum Szlach. - Peru
  6. Sauroglossum elatum Lindl - Ecuador, Argentina, Colombia, Brazil
  7. Sauroglossum longiflorum (Schltr.) Garay - Ecuador, Colombia
  8. Sauroglossum odoratum Robatsch - Rio de Janeiro
  9. Sauroglossum organense Szlach. - Rio de Janeiro
  10. Sauroglossum schweinfurthianum Garay - Peru
  11. Sauroglossum sellilabre (Griseb.) Schltr. - Paraguay, Argentina
  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.