Biology:Aulosepalum

Short description: Genus of flowering plants

Aulosepalum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Orchidaceae
Subfamily:	Orchidoideae
Tribe:	Cranichideae
Subtribe:	Spiranthinae
Genus:	Aulosepalum Garay
Type species
Aulosepalum tenuiflorum (Greenm.) Garay
Synonyms
Gamosepalum Schltr. Deiregynopsis Rauschert Gracielanthus R.González & Szlach.

Aulosepalum is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It consists of 8 species native to Mexico and Central America.

1. Aulosepalum hemichrea (Lindl.) Garay - Oaxaca, Chiapas, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua
2. Aulosepalum nelsonii (Greenm.) Garay - Michoacán, Oaxaca
3. Aulosepalum oestlundii (Burns-Bal.) Catling - Guerrero
4. Aulosepalum pulchrum (Schltr.) Catling - Guatemala and southern Mexico
5. Aulosepalum pyramidale (Lindl.) M.A.Dix & M.W.Dix - from central Mexico to Costa Rica
6. Aulosepalum ramentaceum (Lindl.) Garay - Tamaulipas, San Luis Potosí
7. Aulosepalum riodelayense (Burns-Bal.) Salazar - Oaxaca
8. Aulosepalum tenuiflorum (Greenm.) Garay - Morelos, Guerrero

See also

• List of Orchidaceae genera

References

• Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.A. & Rasmussen, F. eds. (1999). Genera Orchidacearum 1. Oxford Univ. Press.
• Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.A. & Rasmussen, F. eds. (2001). Genera Orchidacearum 2. Oxford Univ. Press.
• Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.A. & Rasmussen, F. eds. (2003). Genera Orchidacearum 3. Oxford Univ. Press
• Berg Pana, H. 2005. Handbuch der Orchideen-Namen. Dictionary of Orchid Names. Dizionario dei nomi delle orchidee. Ulmer, Stuttgart

External links

• IOSPE photos, Aulosepalum pyramidale
• Andy's Orchids (Encinitas California USA), Aulosepalum nelsonii
• Orquídeas Mexicanas, Aulosepalum pyramidale = Kionophyton pyramidalis
• Orchidées in-situ du Mexique - Temascaltepec - Aulosepalum pyramidale

Wikidata ☰ Q311036 entry