Skeptrostachys

Skeptrostachys is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It is native to eastern South America (Brazil, Uruguay, Argentina, Paraguay, and Suriname).^[2][3][4][5]

Skeptrostachys
Skeptrostachys rupestris fig. I and II 1895 illustration[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Orchidaceae
Subfamily:	Orchidoideae
Tribe:	Cranichideae
Subtribe:	Spiranthinae
Genus:	Skeptrostachys Garay
Type species
Skeptrostachys rupestris (Lindl.) Garay.

Species accepted as of June 2014:^[2]

1. Skeptrostachys arechavaletanii (Barb.Rodr.) Garay - Brazil, Uruguay
2. Skeptrostachys balanophorostachya (Rchb.f. & Warm.) Garay - Brazil, Uruguay, Paraguay
3. Skeptrostachys berroana (Kraenzl.) Garay - Uruguay
4. Skeptrostachys congestiflora (Cogn.) Garay - Brazil
5. Skeptrostachys correana Szlach. - Argentina
6. Skeptrostachys disoides (Kraenzl.) Garay - Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay
7. Skeptrostachys gigantea (Cogn.) Garay - Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay
8. Skeptrostachys latipetala (Cogn.) Garay - Minas Gerais
9. Skeptrostachys paraguayensis (Rchb.f.) Garay - Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay
10. Skeptrostachys paranahybae (Kraenzl.) Garay - Paraná
11. Skeptrostachys rupestris (Lindl.) Garay - Brazil, Suriname, Paraguay, Uruguay
12. Skeptrostachys stenorrhynchoides Szlach. - Minas Gerais

See also

• List of Orchidaceae genera