Skeptrostachys

Skeptrostachys is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It is native to eastern South America (Brazil, Uruguay, Argentina, Paraguay, and Suriname).

Skeptrostachys
Skeptrostachys rupestris
fig. I and II
1895 illustration
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Orchidoideae
Tribe: Cranichideae
Subtribe: Spiranthinae
Genus: Skeptrostachys
Garay
Type species
Skeptrostachys rupestris
(Lindl.) Garay.

Species accepted as of June 2014:

  1. Skeptrostachys arechavaletanii (Barb.Rodr.) Garay - Brazil, Uruguay
  2. Skeptrostachys balanophorostachya (Rchb.f. & Warm.) Garay - Brazil, Uruguay, Paraguay
  3. Skeptrostachys berroana (Kraenzl.) Garay - Uruguay
  4. Skeptrostachys congestiflora (Cogn.) Garay - Brazil
  5. Skeptrostachys correana Szlach. - Argentina
  6. Skeptrostachys disoides (Kraenzl.) Garay - Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay
  7. Skeptrostachys gigantea (Cogn.) Garay - Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay
  8. Skeptrostachys latipetala (Cogn.) Garay - Minas Gerais
  9. Skeptrostachys paraguayensis (Rchb.f.) Garay - Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay
  10. Skeptrostachys paranahybae (Kraenzl.) Garay - Paraná
  11. Skeptrostachys rupestris (Lindl.) Garay - Brazil, Suriname, Paraguay, Uruguay
  12. Skeptrostachys stenorrhynchoides Szlach. - Minas Gerais
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