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
  • Synassa Lindl.
  • Schidorhynchos Szlach.

Sauroglossum is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. The genus is endemic to South America. As of June 2014, the following species are recognized:

  1. Sauroglossum andinum (Hauman) Garay - Ecuador, Argentina
  2. Sauroglossum aurantiacum (C.Schweinf.) Garay - Peru
  3. Sauroglossum corymbosum (Lindl.) Garay - Peru, Bolivia
  4. Sauroglossum distans Lindl. ex Garay - Bolivia
  5. Sauroglossum dromadum Szlach. - Peru
  6. Sauroglossum elatum Lindl - Ecuador, Argentina, Colombia, Brazil
  7. Sauroglossum longiflorum (Schltr.) Garay - Ecuador, Colombia
  8. Sauroglossum odoratum Robatsch - Rio de Janeiro
  9. Sauroglossum organense Szlach. - Rio de Janeiro
  10. Sauroglossum schweinfurthianum Garay - Peru
  11. Sauroglossum sellilabre (Griseb.) Schltr. - Paraguay, Argentina
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