Hagsatera is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. Description The genus Hagsatera is made up of two species of orchids, one of them was classified in the genus Encyclia, the other was described and used as a type specimen of the genus, the flowers are definitely different, having a free and short column, 8 pollinia which are attached to an elastic caudicle and the seed pod which is triangular in the middle section.
Young plants have a very different appearance from mature plants. Species There are two known species, native to Mexico and Guatemala:Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Image Name Distribution Elevation (m) Hagsatera brachycolumna (L.O.Williams) R.González 1974Mexico (Guerrero, Oaxaca and Mexico ) Hagsatera rosilloi R.González 1974Mexico (Jalisco) to Guatemala
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