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

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

• 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
  

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2024. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Sauroglossum elatum. Accessed: 2024 Jun 19.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Sauroglossum elatum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 Jun 19. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2024. Sauroglossum elatum. 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. 2024. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2024 Jun 19. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2024. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Sauroglossum elatum. Accessed: 19 Jun 2024.
• International Plant Names Index. 2024. Sauroglossum elatum. Published online. Accessed: 19 Jun 2024.
• Tropicos.org 2024. Sauroglossum elatum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 19 Jun 2024.

Vernacular names

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