''Rhynchostele'' is a

genus Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...

flowering plant Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (). The term angiosperm is derived from the Ancient Greek, Greek words (; 'container, vessel') and (; 'seed'), meaning that the seeds are enclosed with ...

s from the orchid 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 ...

, native to

Mexico Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in North America. It is the northernmost country in Latin America, and borders the United States to the north, and Guatemala and Belize to the southeast; while having maritime boundar ...

Central America Central America is a subregion of North America. Its political boundaries are defined as bordering Mexico to the north, Colombia to the southeast, the Caribbean to the east, and the Pacific Ocean to the southwest. Central America is usually ...

and

Venezuela Venezuela, officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many Federal Dependencies of Venezuela, islands and islets in the Caribbean Sea. It com ...

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

Species

At the present time (May 2014), 19 species are accepted.Dressler, R.L. 2003. Orchidaceae. En: Manual de Plantas de Costa Rica. Vol. 3. B.E. Hammel, M.H. Grayum, C. Herrera & N. Zamora (eds.). Monographs in systematic botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 93: 1–595. #'' Rhynchostele aptera'' (Lex.) Soto Arenas & Salazar - from

Durango Durango, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Durango, is one of the 31 states which make up the Political divisions of Mexico, 32 Federal Entities of Mexico, situated in the northwest portion of the country. With a population of 1,832,650 ...

Oaxaca Oaxaca, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Oaxaca, is one of the 32 states that compose the political divisions of Mexico, Federative Entities of the Mexico, United Mexican States. It is divided into municipalities of Oaxaca, 570 munici ...

#'' Rhynchostele bictoniensis'' (Bateman) Soto Arenas & Salazar - from

Panama Panama, officially the Republic of Panama, is a country in Latin America at the southern end of Central America, bordering South America. It is bordered by Costa Rica to the west, Colombia to the southeast, the Caribbean Sea to the north, and ...

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

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

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

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

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

#'' Rhynchostele cordata'' (Lindl.) Soto Arenas & Salazar - from

Puebla Puebla, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Puebla, is one of the 31 states that, along with Mexico City, comprise the Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided into 217 municipalities and its capital is Puebla City. Part of east-centr ...

Costa Rica Costa Rica, officially the Republic of Costa Rica, is a country in Central America. It borders Nicaragua to the north, the Caribbean Sea to the northeast, Panama to the southeast, and the Pacific Ocean to the southwest, as well as Maritime bo ...

, plus

#'' Rhynchostele ehrenbergii'' (Link, Klotzsch & Otto) Soto Arenas & Salazar - from

Hidalgo Hidalgo may refer to: People * Hidalgo (nobility), members of the Spanish nobility * Hidalgo (surname) Places Mexico :''Most, if not all, named for Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla (1753–1811)'' * Hidalgo (state), in central Mexico * Hidalgo, Coah ...

#'' Rhynchostele galeottiana'' (A.Rich.) Soto Arenas & Salazar -

#'' Rhynchostele hortensiae'' (R.L.Rodr.) Soto Arenas & Salazar -

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

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

Guerrero Guerrero, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Guerrero, is one of the 32 states that compose the administrative divisions of Mexico, 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided into Municipalities of Guerrero, 85 municipalities. The stat ...

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

##''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, is one of the 31 states which, along with Mexico City, comprise the 32 Political divisions of Mexico, Federal Entit ...

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

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

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

Tabasco Tabasco, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Tabasco, is one of the Political divisions of Mexico, 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided into Municipalities of Tabasco, 17 municipalities and its capital city is Villahermosa. It i ...

Guatemala Guatemala, officially the Republic of Guatemala, is a country in Central America. It is bordered to the north and west by Mexico, to the northeast by Belize, to the east by Honduras, and to the southeast by El Salvador. It is hydrologically b ...

#'' Rhynchostele oscarii'' Archila -

#'' Rhynchostele pygmaea'' (Lindl.) Rchb.f. -

and

Chiapas Chiapas, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Chiapas, is one of the states that make up the Political divisions of Mexico, 32 federal entities of Mexico. It comprises Municipalities of Chiapas, 124 municipalities and its capital and large ...

#'' Rhynchostele rossii'' (Lindl.) Soto Arenas & Salazar - from

Querétaro Querétaro, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Querétaro, is one of the Political divisions of Mexico, 32 federal entities of Mexico. It is divided into Municipalities of Querétaro, 18 municipalities. Its capital city is Querétaro Cit ...

Nicaragua Nicaragua, officially the Republic of Nicaragua, is the geographically largest Sovereign state, country in Central America, comprising . With a population of 7,142,529 as of 2024, it is the third-most populous country in Central America aft ...

#'' Rhynchostele stellata'' (Lindl.) Soto Arenas & Salazar - from

, plus

#'' Rhynchostele uroskinneri'' (Lindl.) Soto Arenas & Salazar -

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

External links

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Orchidroots.org
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Species

See also

References

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