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).

Synonymy

  • 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).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
  • Southern America
    • Western South America
      • Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru.
    • Brazil
      • Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central.
    • Southern South America
      • Argentina Northwest, Paraguay.

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

  • Lindley, J. 1833. The Genera and Species of Orchidaceous Plants 480.

Additional references

Vernacular names

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