Hagsatera

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Hagsatera
Hagsatera brachycolumna Orchi 005.jpg
Hagsatera brachycolumna
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Epidendreae
Subtribe: Laeliinae
Genus: Hagsatera
R.González (1974)

Hagsatera is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae.

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Description

The genus Hagsatera is made up of two species of orchids, one of them was classified in the genus Encyclia, the other was described and used as a type specimen of the genus, the flowers are definitely different, having a free and short column, 8 pollinia which are attached to an elastic caudicle and the seed pod which is triangular in the middle section.

Young plants have a very different appearance from mature plants.

Species

There are two known species, native to Mexico and Guatemala: [1]

ImageNameDistributionElevation (m)
Hagsatera brachycolumna Orchi 003.jpg Hagsatera brachycolumna (L.O.Williams) R.González 1974Mexico (Guerrero, Oaxaca and Mexico )1,400–1,950 metres (4,590–6,400 ft)
Hagsatera rosilloi R.González 1974Mexico (Jalisco) to Guatemala

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