Sacoila is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae, native to the Western Hemisphere. It occurs in Mexico, Central America, South America, the West Indies and Florida.Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant FamiliesFlora of North America, v 26 p 528, Sacoila RafinesqueCarnevali F., G., J. L. Tapia-Muñoz, R. Jiménez-Machorro, L. Sánchez-Saldaña, L. Ibarra-González, I. M. Ramírez & M. P. Gómez. 2001. Notes on the flora of the Yucatan Peninsula II: a synopsis of the orchid flora of the Mexican Yucatan Peninsula and a tentative checklist of the Orchidaceae of the Yucatan Peninsula biotic province. Harvard Papers in Botany 5(2): 383–466.Forzza, R. C. 2010. Lista de espécies Flora do Brasil http://floradobrasil.jbrj.gov.br/2010. Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro
Species Species accepted as of June 2014:The Plant List
Sacoila argentina (Griseb.) Garay - Bolivia, Paraguay, Argentina Sacoila duseniana (Kraenzl.) Garay - Brazil Sacoila foliosa (Schltr.) Garay - Brazil Sacoila hassleri (Cogn.) Garay - Suriname, Paraguay, Brazil Sacoila lanceolata (Aubl.) Garay - widespread from Florida and Mexico south to Argentina Sacoila pedicellata (Cogn.) Garay - Brazil, Paraguay, Argentina Sacoila squamulosa (Kunth) Garay - Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Jamaica, Leeward Islands, Cayman Islands, Florida
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