Sauroglossum elatum

Sauroglossum elatum

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Orchidoideae
Tribus: Cranichideae
Subtribus: Spiranthinae
Genus: Sauroglossum
Species: Sauroglossum elatum

Name

Sauroglossum elatum Lindl., Edwards's Bot. Reg. 19: t. 1618 (1833)

• Type species:

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Spiranthes sauroglossum G.Nicholson, Ill. Dict. Gard. 3: 479 (1886)
• Heterotypic
  • Cyclopogon procerus Regnell & Barb.Rodr., Gen. Spec. Orchid. 2: 280 (1882)
  • Spiranthes excelsa Kraenzl., Kongl. Svenska Vetensk. Acad. Handl., n.s., 46(10): 33 (1911)
  • Spiranthes pachychila Kraenzl., Kongl. Svenska Vetensk. Acad. Handl., n.s., 46(10): 37 (1911)
  • Sauroglossum nitidum var. andinum Hauman, Anales Soc. Ci. Argent. 90: 123 (1920)

References

• Lindley, J. (1833) The Genera and Species of Orchidaceous Plants 480.
• Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.W. & Rasmussen, F.N. (eds.) 2003. Genera Orchidacearum Volume 3: Orchidoideae (Part two); page 250 ff., Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-850711-9
  
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2014. Sauroglossum elatum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2014 Jun. 16. Reference page. 
• Emonocot.org 2014. Sauroglossum elatum in The Orders and Families of Monocotyledons. Published online. Accessed: 2014 Jun. 16.
• Tropicos.org 2014. Sauroglossum elatum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 16 Jun. 2014.
• International Plant Names Index. 2014. Sauroglossum elatum. Published online. Accessed: 16. Jun. 2014.
• The Plant List 2013. Sauroglossum elatum in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2014 Jun. 16.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America  Regional: Brazil Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central. Regional: Southern South America Argentina Northwest. Regional: Western South America Colombia, Ecuador. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

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