''Beloglottis'' is a genus of the family
Orchidaceae
Orchids are plants that belong to the family (biology), family Orchidaceae (), a diverse and widespread group of flowering plants with blooms that are often colourful and fragrant. Orchids are cosmopolitan distribution, cosmopolitan plants that ...
. This genus belongs to the tribe Cranichideae and subtribe Spiranthinae. Orchids of the genus ''Beloglottis'' are terrestrial
sympodial
In botany, sympodial growth is a bifurcating branching pattern where one branch develops more strongly than the other, resulting in the stronger branches forming the primary shoot and the weaker branches appearing laterally. A sympodium, als ...
plants that can be used as herbal supplements. They have short, solitary stems that stand erect and the fleshy roots contain small hair-like projections and are arranged in a
fascicle. Several leaves containing a petiole form at the base of the plant. The flowers appear as if they are upside down.
Species
At present, 6 species are recognized, native to Mexico, Central America, the West Indies, South America and Florida:
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#'' Beloglottis boliviensis'' Schltr. - Bolivia, Argentina
#'' Beloglottis costaricensis'' (Rchb.f.) Schltr. - widespread from Florida and San Luis Potosà through Central America, the Caribbean and South America as far south as Bolivia
#'' Beloglottis ecallosa'' (Ames & C.Schweinf.) Hamer & Garay in F.Hamer - Costa Rica, El Salvador
#'' Beloglottis hameri'' Garay in F.Hamer - Costa Rica, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua
#'' Beloglottis mexicana'' Garay & Hamer in F.Hamer - El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Guatemala, Veracruz, Oaxaca
#'' Beloglottis subpandurata'' (Ames & C.Schweinf.) Garay - Costa Rica, Honduras, Panama, Guatemala
References
* Dressler, Robert L. ''The Orchids: Natural History and Classification''. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1981.
* Ackerman, James. "Belgottis." Flora of North America. 26 (1920): 499.
Cranichideae genera
Spiranthinae
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