Rossioglossum

Classification System: APG IV

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

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Epidendroideae
Tribus: Cymbidieae
Subtribus: Oncidiinae
Genus: Rossioglossum
Overview of species (11)

R. ampliatum – R. beloglossum – R. grande – R. hagsaterianum – R. insleayi – R. krameri – R. oerstedii – R. pardoi – R. schlieperianum – R. splendens – R. williamsianum
Name

Rossioglossum (Schltr.) Garay & G.C.Kenn., Orchid Digest 40: 139 (1976)

Type species: Rossioglossum grande (Lindl.) Garay & G.C.Kenn., Orchid Digest 40: 142 (1976)

Synonymy

Heterotypic
Ticoglossum Lucas Rodr. ex Halb., Orquídea (Mexico City), n.s., 9: 4 (1983)
Chelyorchis Dressler & N.H.Williams in G.A.Romero & G.Carnevali, Orchids Venezuela, ed. 2: 1130 (2000)

Distribution
Native distribution areas:

Northern America
Mexico
Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southwest, Mexico Southeast.
Southern America
Central America
Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama.
Caribbean
Trinidad-Tobago.
Northern South America
Venezuela.
Western South America
Colombia, Ecuador, Peru.

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

Garay, A.G. & Kennedy, G.C. 1976. Orchid Digest 40(4): 139.
Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.W. & Rasmussen, F.N. (eds.) 2014. Genera Orchidacearum Volume 5: Epidendroideae (Part two); page 347 ff., Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-850713-0

Links

Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2021. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Rossioglossum. Accessed: 2021 Aug 23.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Rossioglossum in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2021 Aug 23. Reference page.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Rossioglossum in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2021 Aug 23. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2021. Rossioglossum. 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 Aug 23. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2021. Rossioglossum. Published online. Accessed: 23 Aug 2021.
Tropicos.org 2021. Rossioglossum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2021 Aug 23.

Vernacular names

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
Rossioglossum grande (Lindl.) Garay & G.C.Kenn. - Chiapas, Guatemala, El Salvador, Costa Rica
Rossioglossum hagsaterianum Soto Arenas - Nayarit, Jalisco
Rossioglossum insleayi (Baker ex Lindl.) Garay & G.C.Kenn. - from Jalisco to Oaxaca
Rossioglossum krameri (Rchb.f.) M.W.Chase & N.H.Williams - Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama
Rossioglossum oerstedii (Rchb.f.) M.W.Chase & N.H.Williams - Costa Rica, Panama
Rossioglossum schlieperianum (Rchb.f.) Garay & G.C.Kenn. - Guatemala, El Salvador, Costa Rica, Panama
Rossioglossum splendens (Rchb.f.) Garay & G.C.Kenn. - Oaxaca
Rossioglossum williamsianum (Rchb.f.) Garay & G.C.Kenn - Chiapas, Guatemala, Honduras