''Systeloglossum'' 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 ...
of
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 ...
. It contains 5 known species, all native to southeastern
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 northwestern
South America
South America is a continent entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a considerably smaller portion in the Northern Hemisphere. It can also be described as the southern Subregion#Americas, subregion o ...
.
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/ref>[Atwood Jr., J.T. & D.E. Mora-Retana. 1999. Family #39 Orchidaceae: Tribe Maxillarieae: subtribes Maxillariinae and Oncidiinae. 40: i–vi, 1–182. In W.C. Burger (ed.) Flora Costaricensis, Fieldiana, Botany. Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago.]
#''Systeloglossum acuminatum
''Systeloglossum'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains 5 known species, all native to southeastern Central America and northwestern South America.Atwood Jr., J.T. & D.E. Mora-Retana. 1999. Family #39 Or ...
'' Ames & C.Schweinf. - Costa Rica, Panama
#''Systeloglossum bennettii
''Systeloglossum'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains 5 known species, all native to southeastern Central America and northwestern South America.Atwood Jr., J.T. & D.E. Mora-Retana. 1999. Family #39 Or ...
'' (Garay) Dressler & N.H.Williams - Peru
#''Systeloglossum costaricense
''Systeloglossum'' 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 ...
'' Schltr. - Peru
#''Systeloglossum ecuadorense
''Systeloglossum'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains 5 known species, all native to southeastern Central America and northwestern South America.Atwood Jr., J.T. & D.E. Mora-Retana. 1999. Family #39 Or ...
'' (Garay) Dressler & N.H.Williams - Ecuador
#''Systeloglossum panamense
''Systeloglossum'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains 5 known species, all native to southeastern Central America and northwestern South America.Atwood Jr., J.T. & D.E. Mora-Retana. 1999. Family #39 Or ...
'' Dressler & N.H.Williams - Panama
See also
* List of Orchidaceae genera
This is a list of genera in the orchid family (Orchidaceae), originally according tThe Families of Flowering Plants- L. Watson and M. J. Dallwitz. This list is adapted regularly with the changes published in the ''Orchid Research Newsletter'' which ...
References
External links
IOSPE orchid photos, ''Systeloglossum ecuadorense'' (Garay) Dressler & N.H. Williams 1970 Photo courtesy of © Lourens Grobler.
Oncidiinae genera
Oncidiinae
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