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]
SynassaLindl. SchidorhynchosSzlach.

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

• List of Orchidaceae genera

References

1. 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.

External links

• 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