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.Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families

List of species , Plants of the World Online accepted the following species: Image Scientific name Distribution Elevation (m)Rossioglossum ampliatum (Lindl.) M.W.Chase & N.H.Williams from Guatemala to Venezuela and Peru Rossioglossum beloglossum (Rchb.f.) J.M.H.Shaw Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua and Costa Rica 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 malpighioides (Archila, Szlach. & Chiron) J.M.H.Shaw Guatemala Rossioglossum oerstedii (Rchb.f.) M.W.Chase & N.H.Williams Costa Rica, Panama Rossioglossum pardoi (Carnevali & G.A.Romero) J.M.H.Shaw Colombia, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela 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

See also List of Orchidaceae genera

References

Further reading (1976) The genus Rossioglossum. Orchid Digest 40 (4): 139. 2005. Handbuch der Orchideen-Namen. Dictionary of Orchid Names. Dizionario dei nomi delle orchidee. Ulmer, Stuttgart (2009) Epidendroideae (Part two). Genera Orchidacearum 5: 347 ff. Oxford University Press.

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