Biology:Rossioglossum

Short description: Genus of orchids

Rossioglossum
Rossioglossum grande
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Orchidaceae
Subfamily:	Epidendroideae
Tribe:	Cymbidieae
Subtribe:	Oncidiinae
Genus:	Rossioglossum (Schltr.) Garay & G.C.Kenn.
Synonyms
Ticoglossum Lucas Rodr. ex Halb. Chelyorchis Dressler & N.H.Williams in G.A.Romero & G.Carnevali

Rossioglossum is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It has 9 currently recognized species (as of May 2014), all native to Mexico, Central America, and northern and western South America.

1. Rossioglossum ampliatum (Lindl.) M.W.Chase & N.H.Williams - from Guatemala to Venezuela and Peru
2. Rossioglossum grande (Lindl.) Garay & G.C.Kenn. - Chiapas, Guatemala, El Salvador, Costa Rica
3. Rossioglossum hagsaterianum Soto Arenas - Nayarit, Jalisco
4. Rossioglossum insleayi (Baker ex Lindl.) Garay & G.C.Kenn. - from Jalisco to Oaxaca
5. Rossioglossum krameri (Rchb.f.) M.W.Chase & N.H.Williams - Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama
6. Rossioglossum oerstedii (Rchb.f.) M.W.Chase & N.H.Williams - Costa Rica, Panama
7. Rossioglossum schlieperianum (Rchb.f.) Garay & G.C.Kenn. - Guatemala, El Salvador, Costa Rica, Panama
8. Rossioglossum splendens (Rchb.f.) Garay & G.C.Kenn. - Oaxaca
9. Rossioglossum williamsianum (Rchb.f.) Garay & G.C.Kenn - Chiapas, Guatemala, Honduras

See also

• List of Orchidaceae genera

References

• Garay, L.A. & Kennedy, G.C. (1976) The genus Rossioglossum. Orchid Digest 40 (4): 139.
• Berg Pana, H. 2005. Handbuch der Orchideen-Namen. Dictionary of Orchid Names. Dizionario dei nomi delle orchidee. Ulmer, Stuttgart
• Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.C. & Rasmussen, F.N. (2009) Epidendroideae (Part two). Genera Orchidacearum 5: 347 ff. Oxford University Press.

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q2042623 entry