Rhynchostele is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae, native to Mexico, Central America and Venezuela.Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant FamiliesSoto Arenas, Miguel Angel & Salazar Chávez, Gerardo Adolfo. 1993. Orquídea (Mexico City), n.s. 13(1–2): 150.Hágsater, E. & M. Soto. 2003. Orchids of Mexico. Icones Orchidacearum (Mexico) 5–6: i–xxii, t. 501–t. 700. The genus name is abbreviated as Rst. in the horticultural trade.
Species , Plants of the World Online accepts the following 17 species and two hybrids:
Hybrids Rhynchostele × humeana Rhynchostele × vexativa
See also List of Orchidaceae genera × Oncostele, a hybrid genus with at least one Rhynchostele ancestor
References
Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.C. & Rasmussen, F. eds. (2009). Epidendroideae (Part two). Genera Orchidacearum 5: 340 ff. Oxford University Press. Berg Pana, H. 2005. Handbuch der Orchideen-Namen. Dictionary of Orchid Names. Dizionario dei nomi delle orchidee. Ulmer, Stuttgart
External links
Orchidroots.org Rhynchostele Species