Beloglottis

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Monocots
Ordo: Asparagales

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Orchidoideae
Tribus: Cranichideae
Subtribus: Spiranthinae
Genus: Beloglottis
Overview of species (7)

B. bicaudata – B. boliviensis – B. costaricensis – B. ecallosa – B. hameri – B. mexicana – B. subpandurata
Distribution
Native distribution areas:

Northern America
Southeastern U.S.A.
Florida.
Mexico
Mexico Northeast, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southwest, Mexico Southeast.
Southern America
Central America
Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama.
Caribbean
Cayman Islands, Dominican Republic, Trinidad-Tobago.
Northern South America
French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela.
Western South America
Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru.
Brazil
Brazil West-Central.
Southern South America
Argentina Northwest.

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition
Name

Beloglottis Schltr., Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 37(2): 364 (1920)

Type species: Beloglottis costaricensis (Rchb.f.) Schltr., Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 37(2): 365 (1920)

References
Primary references

Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.W. & Rasmussen, F.N. (eds.) 2003. Genera Orchidacearum Volume 3: Orchidoideae (Part two); page 174 ff., Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-850711-9
Schlechter, F.R.R. 1920. Beihefte zum Botanischen Centralblatt. Zweite Abteilung 37(2, Heft 3): 364–365.

Links

Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2021. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Beloglottis. Accessed: 2021 Mar 8.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Beloglottis in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2021 Mar 8. Reference page.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Beloglottis in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2021 Mar 8. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2021. Beloglottis. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2021. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2021 Mar 8. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2021. Beloglottis. Published online. Accessed: 8 Mar 2021.
Tropicos.org 2021. Beloglottis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2021 Mar 8.

Vernacular names

Beloglottis is a genus of the family Orchidaceae. This genus belongs to the tribe Cranichideae and subtribe Spiranthinae. Orchids of the genus Beloglottis are terrestrial sympodial plants that can be used as herbal supplements. They have short, solitary stems that stand erect and the fleshy roots contain small hair-like projections and are arranged in a fascicle. Several leaves containing a petiole form at the base of the plant. The flowers appear as if they are upside down.

Species

At present, 6 species are recognized, native to Mexico, Central America, the West Indies, South America and Florida:[1]

Beloglottis boliviensis Schltr. - Bolivia, Argentina
Beloglottis costaricensis (Rchb.f.) Schltr. - widespread from Florida and San Luis Potosí through Central America, the Caribbean and South America as far south as Bolivia
Beloglottis ecallosa (Ames & C.Schweinf.) Hamer & Garay in F.Hamer - Costa Rica, El Salvador
Beloglottis hameri Garay in F.Hamer - Costa Rica, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua
Beloglottis mexicana Garay & Hamer in F.Hamer - El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Guatemala, Veracruz, Oaxaca
Beloglottis subpandurata (Ames & C.Schweinf.) Garay - Costa Rica, Honduras, Panama, Guatemala

References

Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families

Dressler, Robert L. The Orchids: Natural History and Classification. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1981.
Ackerman, James. "Belgottis." Flora of North America. 26 (1920): 499.