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Sarcoglottis

Sarcoglottis fasciculata plate
Sarcoglottis fasciculata plate from
Iconographie des Orchidees du Brésil

Scientific Classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Order: Asparagales
Family:Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Orchidoideae
Tribe: Cranichideae
SubTribe: Spiranthinae
Alliance:
Genus: Sarcoglottis
C. Presl 1827
Type Species
Sarcoglottis acaulis


Sarcoglottis, abbreviated as Srgt. in horticultural trade, is a genus of orchids (family (Orchidaceae) belonging to the subfamily Orchidoideae.

Distribution[]

Plants are distributed from Central America through the Caribbean to South America in wet forest

Description[]

Plants are terrestrial with four pollina and striped or spotted leaves.


Culture[]

Grow in moderate lighting. Plant grows in cool to warm temperatures and should be water regularly. Keep potting media moist. Pot with fine to medium grade bark or soil.

Naming[]

This genus is named after their thick fleshy lip


Species[]

  • Sarcoglottis acaulis (Sm.) Schltr., 1919.
  • Sarcoglottis acutata (Rchb.f. & Warm.) Garay, 1980 publ. 1982.
  • Sarcoglottis alexandri Schltr. ex Mansf., 1928.
  • Sarcoglottis amazonica Pabst, 1969.
  • Sarcoglottis biflora (Vell.) Schltr., 1920.
  • Sarcoglottis cerina (Lindl.) P.N.Don in J.Donn, 1845.
  • Sarcoglottis curvisepala Szlach. & Rutk., 1997.
  • Sarcoglottis degranvillei Szlach. & Veyret, 1994.
  • Sarcoglottis depinctrix Christenson & Toscano, 2000.
  • Sarcoglottis fasciculata (Vell.) Schltr., 1920.
  • Sarcoglottis glaucescens Schltr., 1925.
  • Sarcoglottis gonzalezii L.C.Menezes, 1998.
  • Sarcoglottis grandiflora (Hook.) Klotzsch, 1842.
  • Sarcoglottis heringeri Pabst, 1971.
  • Sarcoglottis herzogii Schltr., 1925.
  • Sarcoglottis homalogastra (Rchb.f. & Warm.) Schltr., 1920.
  • Sarcoglottis itararensis (Kraenzl.) Hoehne, 1945.
  • Sarcoglottis juergensii Schltr., 1925.
  • Sarcoglottis lehmannii Garay, 1978.
  • Sarcoglottis lobata (Lindl.) P.N.Don in J.Donn, 1845.
  • Sarcoglottis magdalenensis (Brade & Pabst) Pabst, 1973.
  • Sarcoglottis metallica (Rolfe) Schltr., 1920.
  • Sarcoglottis micrantha Christenson, 2001.
  • Sarcoglottis neglecta Christenson, 1991.
  • Sarcoglottis pauciflora (Kuntze) Schltr., 1920.
  • Sarcoglottis portillae Christenson, 2003.
  • Sarcoglottis pseudovillosa Mytnik, Rutk. & Szlach., 2006.
  • Sarcoglottis riocontensis E.C.Smidt & Toscano, 2004.
  • Sarcoglottis rosulata (Lindl.) P.N.Don in J.Donn, 1845.
  • Sarcoglottis sceptrodes (Rchb.f.) Schltr., 1920.
  • Sarcoglottis schaffneri (Rchb.f.) Ames in J.D.Smith, 1905.
  • Sarcoglottis schwackei (Cogn.) Schltr., 1920.
  • Sarcoglottis scintillans (E.W.Greenw.) Salazar & Soto Arenas, 2002 publ. 2003.
  • Sarcoglottis smithii (Rchb.f.) Schltr., 1920.
  • Sarcoglottis stergiosii Carnevali & I.Ramírez, 1993.
  • Sarcoglottis tirolensis Burns-Bal. & Merc.S.Foster, 1984.
  • Sarcoglottis trichogyna Cuatrec., 1972.
  • Sarcoglottis turkeliae Christenson, 2004.
  • Sarcoglottis uliginosa Barb.Rodr., 1877.
  • Sarcoglottis umbrosa (Barb.Rodr.) Schltr., 1920.
  • Sarcoglottis ventricosa (Vell.) Hoehne, 1952.
  • Sarcoglottis veyretiae Szlach.,1993.
  • Sarcoglottis villosa (Poepp. & Endl.) Schltr., 1920.
  • Sarcoglottis viscosa Szlach. & Rutk., 1997.
  • Sarcoglottis woodsonii (L.O.Williams) Garay, 1980 publ. 1982.

External Links[]

CulturesheetsSarcoglottis at CultureSheet.org

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