''Rhynchostele'' is a

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s from the orchid family,

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, native to

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/ref> The genus name is abbreviated as ''Rst.'' in the horticultural trade.

Species

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Durango Durango (), officially named Estado Libre y Soberano de Durango ( en, Free and Sovereign State of Durango; Tepehuán: ''Korian''; Nahuatl: ''Tepēhuahcān''), is one of the 31 states which make up the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico, situated i ...

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Rhynchostele bictoniensis ''Rhynchostele'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae, native to Mexico, Central America and Venezuela. The genus name is abbreviated as ''Rst.'' in the horticultural trade. Species At the present time (May 2014), 1 ...

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Panama Panama ( , ; es, link=no, Panamá ), officially the Republic of Panama ( es, República de Panamá), is a transcontinental country spanning the southern part of North America and the northern part of South America. It is bordered by Co ...

#'' Rhynchostele candidula'' (Rchb.f.) Soto Arenas & Salazar -

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Rhynchostele cervantesii ''Rhynchostele'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae, native to Mexico, Central America and Venezuela. The genus name is abbreviated as ''Rst.'' in the horticultural trade. Species At the present time (May 2014), 1 ...

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Oaxaca ) , population_note = , population_rank = 10th , timezone1 = CST , utc_offset1 = −6 , timezone1_DST = CDT , utc_offset1_DST = −5 , postal_code_type = Postal ...

##''Rhynchostele cervantesii ''subsp''. cervantesii'' -

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##''Rhynchostele cervantesii ''subsp''. halbingeriana'' Soto Arenas & Hágsater -

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##''Rhynchostele cervantesii ''subsp''. membranacea'' (Lindl.) Soto Arenas & Salazar -

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Rhynchostele cordata ''Rhynchostele'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae, native to Mexico, Central America and Venezuela. The genus name is abbreviated as ''Rst.'' in the horticultural trade. Species At the present time (May 2014), 1 ...

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Puebla Puebla ( en, colony, settlement), officially Free and Sovereign State of Puebla ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Puebla), is one of the 32 states which comprise the Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided into 217 municipalities and its cap ...

to Costa Rica, plus

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Rhynchostele ehrenbergii ''Rhynchostele'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae, native to Mexico, Central America and Venezuela. The genus name is abbreviated as ''Rst.'' in the horticultural trade. Species At the present time (May 2014), 1 ...

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Oaxaca ) , population_note = , population_rank = 10th , timezone1 = CST , utc_offset1 = −6 , timezone1_DST = CDT , utc_offset1_DST = −5 , postal_code_type = Postal ...

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Rhynchostele galeottiana ''Rhynchostele'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae, native to Mexico, Central America and Venezuela. The genus name is abbreviated as ''Rst.'' in the horticultural trade. Species At the present time (May 2014), 1 ...

'' (A.Rich.) Soto Arenas & Salazar -

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Rhynchostele hortensiae ''Rhynchostele'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae, native to Mexico, Central America and Venezuela. The genus name is abbreviated as ''Rst.'' in the horticultural trade. Species At the present time (May 2014), 1 ...

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Rhynchostele × humeana ''Rhynchostele'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae, native to Mexico, Central America and Venezuela. The genus name is abbreviated as ''Rst.'' in the horticultural trade. Species At the present time (May 2014), 1 ...

'' (Rchb.f.) Soto Arenas & Salazar -

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Rhynchostele londesboroughiana ''Rhynchostele londesboroughiana'' is a species of plant in the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It is endemic to the State of Guerrero in Mexico Mexico ( Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern por ...

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Guerrero Guerrero is one of the 32 states that comprise the Administrative divisions of Mexico, 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in Municipalities of Guerrero, 81 municipalities and its capital city is Chilpancingo and its largest city is Acap ...

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Rhynchostele maculata ''Rhynchostele'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae, native to Mexico, Central America and Venezuela. The genus name is abbreviated as ''Rst.'' in the horticultural trade. Species At the present time (May 2014), 1 ...

'' (Lex.) Soto Arenas & Salazar ##''Rhynchostele maculata ''subsp''. maculata'' -

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##''Rhynchostele maculata ''subsp''. oestlundiana'' (L.O.Williams) Soto Arenas & R.Jiménez - from

Veracruz Veracruz (), formally Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave (), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave), is one of the 31 states which, along with Me ...

to Costa Rica ##''Rhynchostele maculata ''f''. perotensis'' Soto Arenas & R.Jiménez -

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Rhynchostele madrensis ''Rhynchostele'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae, native to Mexico, Central America and Venezuela. The genus name is abbreviated as ''Rst.'' in the horticultural trade. Species At the present time (May 2014), 1 ...

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Rhynchostele majalis ''Rhynchostele'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae, native to Mexico, Central America and Venezuela. The genus name is abbreviated as ''Rst.'' in the horticultural trade. Species At the present time (May 2014), 1 ...

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Tabasco Tabasco (), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Tabasco ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Tabasco), is one of the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided into 17 municipalities and its capital city is Villahermosa. It is located in ...

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Rhynchostele oscarii ''Rhynchostele'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae, native to Mexico, Central America and Venezuela. The genus name is abbreviated as ''Rst.'' in the horticultural trade. Species At the present time (May 2014), 1 ...

'' Archila - Guatemala #''

Rhynchostele pygmaea ''Rhynchostele'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae, native to Mexico, Central America and Venezuela. The genus name is abbreviated as ''Rst.'' in the horticultural trade. Species At the present time (May 2014), 1 ...

'' (Lindl.) Rchb.f. - Guatemala and

Chiapas Chiapas (; Tzotzil and Tzeltal: ''Chyapas'' ), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Chiapas ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Chiapas), is one of the states that make up the 32 federal entities of Mexico. It comprises 124 municipalities ...

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Querétaro Querétaro (), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Querétaro ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Querétaro, links=no; Otomi: ''Hyodi Ndämxei''), is one of the 32 federal entities of Mexico. It is divided into 18 municipalities. Its capi ...

Nicaragua Nicaragua (; ), officially the Republic of Nicaragua (), is the largest Sovereign state, country in Central America, bordered by Honduras to the north, the Caribbean Sea, Caribbean to the east, Costa Rica to the south, and the Pacific Ocean to ...

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Rhynchostele stellata ''Rhynchostele'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae, native to Mexico, Central America and Venezuela. The genus name is abbreviated as ''Rst.'' in the horticultural trade. Species At the present time (May 2014), 1 ...

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to Costa Rica, plus

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Rhynchostele uroskinneri ''Rhynchostele'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae, native to Mexico, Central America and Venezuela. The genus name is abbreviated as ''Rst.'' in the horticultural trade. Species At the present time (May 2014), 1 ...

'' (Lindl.) Soto Arenas & Salazar - Guatemala and

#'' Rhynchostele × vexativa'' (Rchb.f.) Soto Arenas & Salazar - collected somewhere in Mexico c 1875, now probably extinct

References

* Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.C. & Rasmussen, F. eds. (2009). Epidendroideae (Part two). Genera Orchidacearum 5: 340 ff. Oxford University Press. * Berg Pana, H. 2005. ''Handbuch der Orchideen-Namen. Dictionary of Orchid Names. Dizionario dei nomi delle orchidee''. Ulmer, Stuttgart

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