Skeptrostachys

Skeptrostachys is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It is native to eastern South America (Brazil, Uruguay, Argentina, Paraguay, and Suriname).[2][3][4][5]

Skeptrostachys
Skeptrostachys rupestris
fig. I and II
1895 illustration[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Orchidoideae
Tribe: Cranichideae
Subtribe: Spiranthinae
Genus: Skeptrostachys
Garay
Type species
Skeptrostachys rupestris
(Lindl.) Garay.

Species accepted as of June 2014:[2]

  1. Skeptrostachys arechavaletanii (Barb.Rodr.) Garay - Brazil, Uruguay
  2. Skeptrostachys balanophorostachya (Rchb.f. & Warm.) Garay - Brazil, Uruguay, Paraguay
  3. Skeptrostachys berroana (Kraenzl.) Garay - Uruguay
  4. Skeptrostachys congestiflora (Cogn.) Garay - Brazil
  5. Skeptrostachys correana Szlach. - Argentina
  6. Skeptrostachys disoides (Kraenzl.) Garay - Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay
  7. Skeptrostachys gigantea (Cogn.) Garay - Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay
  8. Skeptrostachys latipetala (Cogn.) Garay - Minas Gerais
  9. Skeptrostachys paraguayensis (Rchb.f.) Garay - Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay
  10. Skeptrostachys paranahybae (Kraenzl.) Garay - Paraná
  11. Skeptrostachys rupestris (Lindl.) Garay - Brazil, Suriname, Paraguay, Uruguay
  12. Skeptrostachys stenorrhynchoides Szlach. - Minas Gerais

See also

References
  1. Alfred Cogniaux (1841 - 1916) - von Martius, Eichler, Urban: "Flora Brasiliensis" vol. 3 pt. 4 tab. 48 (http://www.botanicus.org/page/137036)
  2. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  3. Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.C. & Rasmussen, F.N. (2003). Genera Orchidacearum 3: 1-358. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
  4. Forzza, R. C. 2010. Lista de espécies Flora do Brasil http://floradobrasil.jbrj.gov.br/2010. Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro
  5. Garay, Leslie Andrew. 1982. Skeptrostachys. Botanical Museum Leaflets of Harvard University 28(4): 358-360

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