Sarcoglottis acaulis

Sarcoglottis acaulis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asparagales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Ordo: Asparagales

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Orchidoideae
Tribus: Cranichideae
Subtribus: Spiranthinae
Genus: Sarcoglottis
Species: Sarcoglottis acaulis

Name

Sarcoglottis acaulis (Sm.) Schltr., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 6: 53 (1919).

• Type species

Synonymy

• Basionym
  • Neottia acaulis Sm., Exot. Bot. 2: 91 (1806).
• Homotypic
  • Neottia picta Sims, Bot. Mag. 38: t. 1562 (1813), nom. superfl.
  • Spiranthes picta Lindl., Bot. Reg. 10: t. 823 (1824), nom. superfl.
  • Synoplectris picta Raf., Fl. Tellur. 2: 90 (1837), nom. superfl.
  • Sarcoglottis picta Klotzsch, Allg. Gartenzeitung 10: 106 (1842), nom. superfl.
  • Gyrostachys picta Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 664 (1891), nom. superfl.
  • Spiranthes acaulis (Sm.) Cogn. in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 3(4): 221 (1895).
  • Spiranthes acaulis var. picta Teusch., Amer. Orchid Soc. Bull. 43: 693 (1974), nom. illeg.
• Heterotypic
  • Arethusa picta Anderson, Trans. Soc. London Encour. Arts 25: 199 (1807), nom. nud.
  • Sarcoglottis speciosa C.Presl, Reliq. Haenk. 1: 96 (1827).
  • Narica moschata Raf., Fl. Tellur. 2: 87 (1837).
  • Spiranthes speciosa (C.Presl) Lindl., Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl.: 475 (1840).
  • Sarcoglottis picta var. variegata Klotzsch, Allg. Gartenzeitung 10: 107 (1842).
  • Sarcoglottis allemanii Barb.Rodr., Gen. Spec. Orchid. 2: 288 (1882).
  • Gyrostachys sarcoglottis Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 663 (1891).
  • Spiranthes allemanii (Barb.Rodr.) Cogn. in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 3(4): 219 (1895).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Southern America Central America Costa Rica, El Salvador, Panama. Caribbean Trinidad-Tobago, Windward Islands. Northern South America French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela., Western South America Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru. Brazil Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Brazil North, Brazil South. Southern South America Paraguay. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Schlechter, F.R.R. 1919. Repertorium Specierum Novarum Regni Vegetabilis, Beihefte 6: 53–54.

Additional references

• Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.W. & Rasmussen, F.N. (eds.) 2003. Genera Orchidacearum Volume 3: Orchidoideae (Part two); page 246 ff., Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-850711-9
  

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2026. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Sarcoglottis acaulis. Accessed: 2026 Jul 12.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2026. Sarcoglottis acaulis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2026 Jul 12. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2026. Sarcoglottis acaulis. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2026. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2026 Jul 12. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2026. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora.. Sarcoglottis acaulis. Accessed: 12 Jul 2026. Reference page.
• International Plant Names Index. 2026. Sarcoglottis acaulis. Published online. Accessed: 12 Jul 2026. Reference page.
• Tropicos.org 2026. Sarcoglottis acaulis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 12 Jul 2026. Reference page.

Vernacular names

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