Solenocentrum is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It is native to southeastern Central America and northwestern South America, from Costa Rica to Bolivia.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.Dressler, R.L. 2003. Orchidaceae. En: Manual de Plantas de Costa Rica. Vol. 3. B.E. Hammel, M.H. Grayum, C. Herrera & N. Zamora (eds.). Monographs in systematic botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 93: 1–595.
As of June 2014, four species are known:
Solenocentrum asplundii (Garay) Garay - Colombia, Ecuador Solenocentrum costaricense Schltr. - Costa Rica, Panama Solenocentrum lueri Dodson & R.Vásquez - Bolivia Solenocentrum maasii Dressler - Costa Rica
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