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).Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant FamiliesPridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.C. & Rasmussen, F.N. (2003). Genera Orchidacearum 3: 1-358. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.Forzza, R. C. 2010. Lista de espécies Flora do Brasil http://floradobrasil.jbrj.gov.br/2010. Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de JaneiroGaray, Leslie Andrew. 1982. Skeptrostachys. Botanical Museum Leaflets of Harvard University 28(4): 358-360
Species accepted as of June 2014:
Skeptrostachys arechavaletanii (Barb.Rodr.) Garay - Brazil, Uruguay Skeptrostachys balanophorostachya (Rchb.f. & Warm.) Garay - Brazil, Uruguay, Paraguay Skeptrostachys berroana (Kraenzl.) Garay - Uruguay Skeptrostachys congestiflora (Cogn.) Garay - Brazil Skeptrostachys correana Szlach. - Argentina Skeptrostachys disoides (Kraenzl.) Garay - Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay Skeptrostachys gigantea (Cogn.) Garay - Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay Skeptrostachys latipetala (Cogn.) Garay - Minas Gerais Skeptrostachys paraguayensis (Rchb.f.) Garay - Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay Skeptrostachys paranahybae (Kraenzl.) Garay - Paraná Skeptrostachys rupestris (Lindl.) Garay - Brazil, Suriname, Paraguay, Uruguay Skeptrostachys stenorrhynchoides Szlach. - Minas Gerais
See also List of Orchidaceae genera
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