Svenkoeltzia is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains three known species, all endemic to Mexico.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.García-Mendoza, A. J. & J. Meave del Castillo. 2011. Diversidad Florística de Oaxaca: de Musgos a Angispermas 1–351. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad UniversitariaGonzález Tamayo, Roberto. 2000. Boletín del Instituto de Botánica Universidad de Guadalajara 7(1–3): 40–49.
Svenkoeltzia congestiflora (L.O.Williams) Burns-Bal. - Oaxaca Svenkoeltzia luzmariana R.González - Jalisco Svenkoeltzia patriciae R.González - Jalisco
A fourth species, Svenkoeltzia pamelae Szlach., Rutk. & Mytnik, was described from Oaxaca in 2004,Rutkowski, P., J. Mytnik & D. L. Szlachetko. 2004. New taxa and new combinations in Mesoamerican Stenorrhynchidinae (Orchidaceae, Spirantheae). Annales Botanici Fennici 41(6): 479–489. but the name is considered not validly published because the authors did not specify the herbarium in which the type specimen is located.International Plant Names Index, Svenkoeltzia pamelae The Kew World Checklist and the Plant ListThe Plant List, Kew Botanical Garden, Svenkoeltzia pamelae Szlach., Rutk. & Mytnik list the name as a synonym of S. congestiflora.
See also List of Orchidaceae genera
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