Genera or species names that are synonyms of current names are denoted with a ~.

The basiosynonym of a species is denoted with a "*". The basiosynonym is the very first name that a species had before it was changed to the current species name. If you have a name in parenthesis preceding another name, the name in parentheses is the basiosynonym. An example: ~*Ophrys bicolor Naegeli - See Ophrys apifera var. bicolor (Naegeli) Nelson: Ophyrs bicolor is the basiosynonym and in the current name the parentheses, (Naegeli), is the namer of the basiosynonym, while Nelson is the namer of the current species Ophyrs apifera var. bicolor.

If a genus is complete [all of the species are represented] it is preceded by a `

! denotes the Type Species of the genus

* denotes the basionym or original name with the same species taxon

I have decided to include synonyms in the alphabetical listings because I have found it frustrating to find that some growers do not stay currrent in their plant names and as such we the consumer end up buying a plant that we feel is an exotic different species only to find that it is a plant that we have had for years under the correct name. An example, Brassavola rhopalorrhachis Rchb.f is actually the common species Brassavola nodosa [L]Lindley.

`Seraphyta Fisch. & C.A. Mey. 1840 SUBFAMILY Epidendroideae, TRIBE Epidendreae, SUBTRIBE Laeliinae.

This is a monotypic genus segregated from Epidendrum because the small flowers of this orchid have short columns fused to the lip and the lip has no lateral lobes and is cordate to ovoid- shaped with the midnerve distinct and channeled.

Common Name or Meaning

Type Species = ! = Seraphyta diffusa (Sw.) Pfitzer ex Fawc. & Rendle 1910

1. Seraphyta diffusa (Sw.) Pfitzer ex Fawc. & Rendle 1910

   to and EARLY

   ~Seraphyta multiflora Fischer & Meyer 1840 - See Seraphyta diffusa (Sw.) Pfitzer ex Fawc. & Rendle 1910

Serapias L. 1753 SUBFAMILY Orchidoideae, TRIBE Orchideae, SUBTRIBE Orchidinae.

Twelve species make up this genus of terrestrial orchids from southern Europe to Asia Minor. It has spurless flowers and is the major difference in it to Orchis to which it is allied.

Common Name or Meaning Named for Serapias an ancient Egyptian God

Synonyms Helleborine Mill 1754

Type Species = ! = Serapias lingua L. 1753

~Serapias abortiva Scop. 1772 - See Limodorum abortivum (Linne) Swartz 1799

~Serapias aculeata (L.f.) Thunb. 1794 - See Eulophia aculeata (L.f.) Spreng. 1826

~Serapias africana (Rendle) A.A. Eaton 1908 - See Epipactis africana Rendle 1895

~Serapias alba (Crantz) Salisb. 1796 - See Cephalanthera pallens [Sw.] L.C.M. Richard 1818

~Serapias anthropophora (L.) J. Jundz. 1791 - See Aceras anthropophora R. Br. 1789

~Serapias aphylla Vell. 1831 - See Stenorrhynchos lanceolatum (Aubl.) Rich. ex Spreng. 1826

~Serapias apulica (H.Baumann & Künkele) P.Delforge 1990 - See Serapias neglecta De Notaris 1844

~Serapias athensis (Lej.) Hocq. 1814 - See Epipactis microphylla (Ehrh.) Sw. 1800

~Serapias athensis Lej 1813 - See Orchis morio Linne 1753

~Serapias atlantica D.Rückbr. & U.Rückbr. 1994 - See Serapias cordigera Linne 1763

~*Serapias atrorubens G. Hoffm. 1791 - See Epipactis atrorubens (Hoffmann ex Bernhardi) Besser 1826

~Serapias austinae (A.Gray) A.A.Eaton 1908 - See Cephalanthera austiniae (A.Gray) A.Heller 1900

~Serapias autumnalis Poir. ex Steud. 1821 - See Pterostylis cucullata R. Br. 1810

~Serapias azorica Schlechter 1923 - See Serapias cordigera Linne 1763

1. Serapias bergoni Camus 1908

   

   ~Serapias brevibracteata St.-Lag. 1880 - See Serapias lingua Linne 1753

   ~Serapias capensis (P.J.Bergius) L. 1771 - See Acrolophia capensis var. lamellata (Lindl.) Schelpe 1982

   ~*Serapias caravata Aubl. 1775 - See Elleanthus caravata (Aubl.) Rchb. f. 1878

   ~Serapias carica (H.Baumann & Künkele) P.Delforge 1994 - See Serapias orientalis (Greuter) H. Baumann & Künkele 1968

   ~Serapias carica var. monantha P.Delforge 1999 - See Serapias orientalis (Greuter) H. Baumann & Künkele 1968

   ~Serapias coccinea Vellozo 1827 - See Stenorrhynchos lanceolatum (Aubl.) Rich. ex Spreng. 1826

   ~Serapias columnae Aurnier in H.G.L.Reichenbach 1851 - See Serapias parviflora Parlatore 1837

   ~Serapîas columnae (Rchb. f.) Lojacono 1909 - See Serapias lingua Linne 1753

   ~*Serapias congesta Vell. 1831 - See Cyclopogon congestus (Vell.) Hoehne 1945

   ~Serapias consimilis (D.Don) A.A.Eaton 1908 - See Epipactis helleborine (Linne) Crantz 1769

   ~Serapias cordata (L.) Steud. 1821 - See Listera cordata (L.) R. Br. 1813

2. Serapias cordigera Linne 1763

   to

   ~Serapias cordigera Bertol. 1854 - See Serapias neglecta De Notaris 1844

   ~Serapias cordigera f. ochrantha Landwehr 1977 - See Serapias cordigera Bertol. 1854

   ~Serapias cordigera subsp. azorica (Schltr.) Soó 1927 - See Serapias cordigera Linne 1763

   ~Serapias cordigera subsp. cretica B.Baumann & H.Baumann 1999 - See Serapias cordigera Linne 1763

   ~Serapias cordigera subsp. laxiflora (Soó) H.Sund. 1980 - See Serapias bergoni Camus 1908

   ~Serapias cordigera subsp. neglecta (De Notaris) Richter 1890 - See Serapias neglecta De Notaris 1844

   ~Serapias cordigera subsp. olbia (Verg.) H.Sund. 1980 - See Serapias cordigera Linne 1763

   ~Serapias cordigera subsp. orientalis (Greuter) H.Sund. 1980 - See Serapias orientalis (Greuter) H. Baumann & Künkele 1968

   ~Serapias cordigera subsp. vomeracea (Burm.f.) H.Sund. 1980 - See Serapias vomeracea [Burm.f.]Briq. 1910

   ~Serapias cordigera subvar. curvifolia (J.A.Guim.) E.G.Camus 1928 - See Serapias cordigera Linne 1763

   ~Serapias cordigera subvar. leucantha (J.A.Guim.) E.G.Camus 1928 - See Serapias cordigera Linne 1763

   ~Serapias cordigera subvar. leucoglottis (Welw. ex Rchb.f.) E.G.Camus 1928 - See Serapias cordigera Linne 1763

   ~Serapias cordigera var. curvifolia J.A.Guim. 1887 - See Serapias cordigera Linne 1763

   ~Serapias cordigera var. leucantha J.A.Guim. 1887 - See Serapias cordigera Linne 1763

   ~Serapias cordigera var. leucoglottis Welw. ex Rchb.f. 1851 - See Serapias cordigera Linne 1763

   ~Serapias cordigera var. mauritanica (E.G.Camus) E.Nelson 1968 - See Serapias cordigera Linne 1763

   ~Serapias cossyrensis B.Baumann & H.Baumann 1999 - See Serapias cordigera Linne 1763

   ~Serapias cucullata (Labill.) Pers. 1807 - See Eriochilus cucullatus [Labill.] Rchb. f. 1847

   ~Serapias cycladum H.Baumann & Künkele 1989 - See Serapias orientalis (Greuter) H. Baumann & Künkele 1968

   ~Serapias damasonium Mill. 1768 - See Cephalanthera pallens L.C.M. Richard 1818

   ~Serapias diphylla Sessé & Moç. 1890 - See Bletia campanulata La Llave & Lex. 1825

   ~Serapias elongata Todaro 1886-8 - See Serapias parviflora Parlatore 1837

   ~Serapias ensifolia J.S. Murray 1774 - See Cephalanthera longifolia (L.) Fritsch 1888

   ~Serapias epipogium (L.) Steud. 1821 - See Epipogium aphyllum Swartz 1814

   ~*Serapias erecta Thunb. 1784 - Cephalanthera erecta (Thunb.) Blume 1858

   ~Serapias excavata Schlechter 1923 - See Serapias lingua Linne 1753

   ~*Serapias falcata Thunb. 1784 - See Cephalanthera falcata (Thunb.) Blume 1859

   ~Serapias feldwegiana H.Baumann & Künkele 1989 - See Serapias orientalis (Greuter) H. Baumann & Künkele 1968

   ~*Serapias flava Sw. 1788 - See Corymborkis flava (Sw.) Kuntze 1891

   ~Serapias gigantea [Dougl. ex Hkr.] A.A.Eaton 1908 - See Epipactis gigantea Douglas ex Hook. 1839

   ~Serapias glabra Lapeyr. 1813 - See Serapias lingua Linne 1753

   ~Serapias grandiflora L. 1767 - See Cephalanthera longifolia K. Fritsch 1888

   ~Serapias grandiflora Oeder 1770 - See Cephalanthera pallens L.C.M. Richard 1818

   ~Serapias gregaria Godfery 1921 - See Serapias cordigera Linne 1763

   ~*Serapias helleborine var. longifolia L. 1753 - See Cephalanthera longifolia K. Fritsch 1888

   ~*Serapias helleborine L. 1753 - See Epipactis helleborine (Linne) Crantz 1769

   ~Serapias helleborine L. var. latifolia Linne 1753 - See Epipactis helleborine (Linne) Crantz 1769

   ~*Serapias helleborine var. palustris L. 1753 - See Epipactis palustris (Linne) Crantz 1769

   ~Serapias hellenica Renz 1928 - See Serapias vomeracea subsp. laxiflora ?

   ~Serapias hirsuta Lapeyr. 1813 - See Serapias vomeracea [Burm.f.]Briq. 1910

   ~Serapias ionica (E.Nelson) H.Baumann & Künkele 1988 - See Serapias orientalis (Greuter) H. Baumann & Künkele 1968

   ~Serapias lancifolia (F.W.Schmidt) Roth 1799 - See Cephalanthera pallens [Sw.] L.C.M. Richard 1818

   ~Serapias lancifera St.-Amans 1821 - See Serapias vomeracea [Burm.f.]Briq. 1910

   ~Serapias latifolia [Linne] Huds. 1762 - See Epipactis helleborine (Linne) Crantz 1769

   ~Serapias latifolia Mill. 1768 - See Cephalanthera pallens [Sw.] L.C.M. Richard 1818

   ~Serapias latifolia O.F.Müll. 1780 - See Epipactis atrorubens (Hoffmann ex Bernhardi) Besser 1826

   ~Serapias latifolia Hoffm. 1804 - See Epipactis atrorubens (Hoffmann ex Bernhardi) Besser 1826

   ~Serapias latifolia var. latifolia Linne - See Epipactis helleborine (Linne) Crantz 1769

   ~Serapias latifolia (L.) Huds. var atrorubens Hoffmann - See Epipactis atrorubens (Hoffmann ex Bernhardi) Besser 1826

   ~Serapias laxiflora Rchb. f. 1851 - See Serapias parviflora Parlatore 1837

   ~Serapias laxiflora Chaub. 1838 - See Serapias bergoni Camus 1908

   ~Serapias laxiflora var. columnae Rchb. f 1851 - See Serapias lingua Linne 1753

   ~Serapias laxiflora var. parviflora (Parl.) Rchb.f. 1850 - See Serapias parviflora Parlatore 1837

3. Serapias levantina H. Baumann & Künkele 1989

   to

4. !Serapias lingua Linne 1753

   to

   ~Serapias lingua f. pallidiflora E.G.Camus, Bergon & A.Camus 1908 - See Serapias lingua Linne 1753

   ~Serapias lingua subsp. duriaei (Rchb. ex Batt.) Maire 1931 - See Serapias lingua Linne 1753

   ~Serapias lingua subsp. oxyglottis (Willd.) Maire & Weiller 1959 - See Serapias lingua Linne 1753

   ~Serapias lingua subsp. stenopetala (Maire & Stephenson) Maire & Weiller 1959 - See Serapias lingua Linne 1753

   ~Serapias lingua subsp. veneris Balayer 1986 - See Serapias lingua Linne 1753

   ~Serapias lingua var. duriaei Rchb. ex Batt. 1884 - See Serapias lingua Linne 1753

   ~Serapias lingua var. flavescens Balayer 1986 - See Serapias lingua Linne 1753

   ~Serapias lingua var. hirsuta Boiss. 1842 - See Serapias lingua Linne 1753

   ~Serapias lingua var. leucantha J.A.Guim. 1887 - See Serapias lingua Linne 1753

   ~Serapias lingua var. longibracteata J.A.Guim. 1887 - See Serapias lingua Linne 1753

   ~Serapias lingua var. oxyglottis (Willd.) E.G.Camus 1908 - See Serapias lingua Linne 1753

   ~Serapias lingua var. rubescens Balayer 1986 - See Serapias lingua Linne 1753

   ~Serapias lingua var. stenopetala (Maire & T.Stephenson) Maire 1938 - See Serapias lingua Linne 1753

   ~Serapias loeselii (L.) Hoffm. 1800 - See Liparis loeselii (Linne) L.C.M. Richard 1817

   ~Serapias lonchophyllum L. f. 1782 - See Cephalanthera pallens L.C.M. Richard 1818

   ~Serapias longiflora Asso 1779 -See Epipactis palustris (Linne) Crantz 1769

   ~Serapias longifolia L. 1763 - See Epipactis palustris (Linne) Crantz 1769

   ~Serapias longifolia Scop. 1772 - See Cephalanthera longifolia K. Fritsch 1888

   ~Serapias longipetala (Ten.) Pollini 1824 - See Serapias vomeracea [Burm.f.]Briq. 1910

   ~Serapias lorenziana H.Baumann & Künkele 1989 - See Serapias cordigera Linne 1763

   ~Serapias mascaensis H.Kretzschmar 1993 - See Serapias parviflora Parlatore 1837

   ~Serapias mauretanica Schltr. 1923 - See Serapias lingua Linne 1753

   ~Serapias melaleuca Thunb. 1794 - See Disa bivalvata (L. f.) T. Durand & Schinz 1892

   ~Serapias memoralis Salisb. 1796 - See Epipactis helleborine (Linne) Crantz 1769

   ~Serapias microphylla Ehrh. 1785 - See Epipactis microphylla (Ehrh.) Sw. 1800

5. Serapias neglecta De Notaris 1844

   to

   ~Serapias neglecta subsp. apulica Landwehr 1977 - See Serapias neglecta De Notaris 1844

   ~Serapias neglecta var. ionica E.Nelson 1968 - See Serapias orientalis (Greuter) H. Baumann & Künkele 1968

   ~Serapias neottia J.F.Gmel. 1791 - See Stenorrhynchos lanceolatum (Aubl.) Rich. ex Spreng. 1826

   ~Serapias nidus-avis (L.) Steud. 1821 - See Neottia nidus-avis (Linne) L.C.M. Richard 1818

   ~*Serapias nitida described by Velloso (Vellozo) bet.1827-1835 - See !Sauroglossum nitidum (Vell.) Schltr. 1920

   ~Serapias nivea Vill. 1787 - See Cephalanthera longifolia K. Fritsch 1888

   ~Serapias occultata Gay ex Cavalier 1836 - See Serapias parviflora Parlatore 1837

   ~Serapias ochroleuca (Baumg.) Steud. 1821 - See Cephalanthera pallens L.C.M. Richard 1818

   ~Serapias olbia Verg. 1908 - See Serapias cordigera Linne 1763

6. Serapias orientalis (Greuter) H. Baumann & Künkele 1968

   to

   ~Serapias orientalis subsp. apulica H.Baumann & Künkele 1989 - See Serapias neglecta De Notaris 1844

   ~Serapias orientalis subsp. carica H.Baumann & Künkele 1989 - See Serapias orientalis (Greuter) H. Baumann & Künkele 1968

   ~Serapias orientalis subsp. siciliensis Bartolo & Pulv. 1993 - See Serapias orientalis (Greuter) H. Baumann & Künkele 1968

   ~Serapias orientalis var. cordigeroides E.Nelson 1968 - See Serapias orientalis (Greuter) H. Baumann & Künkele 1968

   ~Serapias orientalis var. siciliensis (Bartolo & Pulv.) P.Delforge 2000 - See Serapias orientalis (Greuter) H. Baumann & Künkele 1968

   ~Serapias ovalis A. Rich. 1818 - See Serapias cordigera Linne 1763

   ~Serapias ovata (L.) Steud. 1821 - See Listera ovata (Linne) R. Brown 1813

   ~Serapias oxyglottis Willd. 1805 - See Serapias lingua Linne 1753

   ~Serapias oxyglottis var. pallescens Mutel 1836 - See Serapias lingua Linne 1753

   ~Serapias pallens (Sw.) S.B.Jundz. 1830 - See Cephalanthera pallens [Sw.] L.C.M. Richard 1818

   ~Serapias pallida Wahlenb. 1814 - See Cephalanthera longifolia K. Fritsch 1888

   ~Serapias palustris Mill. 1768 - See Epipactis palustris(L.) Crantz 1769

   ~Serapias parisitica Pavone ex Ridl. 1888- See Malaxis carnosa (Kunth) C.Schweinf. 1941

7. Serapias parviflora Parlatore 1837

   to

   ~Serapias parviflora f. lutescens Renz 1930 - See Serapias parviflora Parlatore 1837

   ~Serapias parviflora subsp. laxiflora Soó 1928 - See Serapias bergoni Camus 1908

   ~Serapias parviflora subsp. occultata (J.Gay) Maire & Weiller 1959 - See Serapias parviflora Parlatore 1837

   ~Serapias parviflora var. columnae (Rchb. f.) Ascherson & Graebner - See Serapias lingua Linne 1753

   ~Serapias parviflora var. lutescens (Renz) Kalop. 1981 - See Serapias parviflora Parlatore 1837

   ~Serapias patens (L.f.) Thunb. 1794 - See Disa tenuifolia Sw. 1800

   ~Serapias patmia M.Hirth & H.Spaeth 1994 - See Serapias orientalis (Greuter) H. Baumann & Künkele 1968

   ~Serapias pedicellata (L.f.) Thunb.1794 - See Eulophia aculeata (L.f.) Spreng. 1826

8. Serapias perez-chiscanoi Acedo 1990

   to

   ~Serapias pseudocordigera (Sebast.) Moric. 1820 - See Serapias vomeracea [Burm.f.]Briq. 1910

   ~Serapias pubescens (Pursh) Steud. 1821 - See Ponthieva racemosa (Walter) C. Mohr 1901

   ~Serapias pumila Vellozo 1827 - See Prescotia oligantha [Sw.] Lindley 1840

   ~Serapias purpurea (Lam.) Poir. 1823 - See Bletia purpurea [Lamb.] D.C. 1841

   ~Serapias reflexa (Labill.) Pers. 1807 - See Chiloglottis reflexa [Labill.] Druce 1917

   ~Serapias regularis G.Forst. 1786 - See Thelymitra nuda R. Br. 1810

   ~Serapias repens (L.) Vill. 1787 - See Goodyera repens (Linne) R. Brown 1813

   ~*Serapias rubra Linne - See Cephalanthera rubra (Linne) L.C.M. Richard 1818

   ~Serapias sessilifolia (Peterm.) A.A.Eaton 1908 - See Epipactis purpurata G.E. Smith 1828

   ~Serapias somaliensis (Rolfe) A.A.Eaton 1908 - See Epipactis veratrifolia Boissier & Hohenacker 1852

   ~Serapias speciosa [Jacq.] J.F. Gmel. 1791- See Stenorrhynchos speciosum (Gmelin) Rich. ex Spreng. 1817

   ~Serapias spiralis (L.) Scop. 1772 - See Spiranthes spiralis (Linne) Chevallier 1836

   ~Serapias stenopetala Maire & Stephenson 1930 - See Serapias lingua Linne 1753

   ~Serapias stricta Welw. ex Woods 1858 - See Serapias lingua Linne 1753

   ~Serapias strictiflora Welw. ex Veiga 1886 - See Serapias lingua Linne 1753

   ~Serapias sylvestris Murray ex Steud. 1821 - See Epipactis atrorubens (Hoffmann ex Bernhardi) Besser 1826

   ~Serapias tomentosa Vell. 1831 - See Stenorrhynchos lanceolatum (Aubl.) Rich. ex Spreng. 1826

   ~Serapias tota-alba Gilib. 1792 - See Cephalanthera pallens L.C.M. Richard 1818

   ~*Serapias ventricosa Vell. 1831 - See Sarcoglottis ventricosa ( Vell. ) Hoehne 1952

   ~Serapias viridis Perez Chiscano 1888 - See Serapias perez-chiscanoi Acedo 1990

9. Serapias vomeracea [Burm.f.]Briq. 1910

   to to EARLY

   ~Serapias vomeracea subsp. flava Balayer 1986 - See Serapias vomeracea [Burm.f.]Briq. 1910

   ~Serapias vomeracea subsp. laxiflora (Soó) Gölz & H.R.Reinhard 1977 - See Serapias bergoni Camus 1908

   ~Serapias vomeracea subsp. longipetala (Ten.) H.Baumann & Künkele, Mitt 1989 - See Serapias vomeracea [Burm.f.]Briq. 1910

   ~*Serapias vomeracea subsp. orientalis Greuter 1972 - See Serapias orientalis (Greuter) H. Baumann & Künkele 1968

   ~Serapias vomeracea var. cordigeroides (E.Nelson) N.R.Campb. & A.K.Campb. 1986 - See Serapias vomeracea [Burm.f.]Briq. 1910

   ~Serapias vomeracea var. mauritanica E.G.Camus 1908 - See Serapias cordigera Linne 1763

   ~Serapias wettsteinii Fleischm. 1925 - See Serapias bergoni Camus 1908

   ~*Serapias xiphophyllum L.f. 1782 - See Cephalanthera longifolia (Linne) K. Fritsch 1888

~`Serapiastrum A.A.Eaton 1908 - See Serapias L. 1753 SUBFAMILY Orchidoideae, TRIBE Orchideae, SUBTRIBE Orchidinae.

~Serapiastrum cordigerum (L.) A.A.Eaton 1908 - See Serapias cordigera Linne 1763

~Serapiastrum lingua (L.) A.A.Eaton 1908 - See Serapias lingua Linne 1753

~Serapiastrum longipetalum (Ten.) A.A.Eaton 1908 - See Serapias vomeracea [Burm.f.]Briq. 1910

~Serapiastrum neglectum (De Not.) A.A.Eaton 1908 - See Serapias neglecta De Notaris 1844

~Serapiastrum parviflorum (Parl.) A.A.Eaton 1908 - See Serapias parviflora Parlatore 1837

~Serapiastrum vomeraceum (Burm.f.) Schinz & Thell. 1913 - See Serapias vomeracea [Burm.f.]Briq. 1910

~Serpenticaulis (F.M.Bailey) M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones 2002 SUBFAMILY Epidendroideae, TRIBE Dendrobieae SUBTRIBE Bulbophylliinae

~Serpenticaulis bowkettiae (F.M.Bailey) M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones 2002 - See Bulbophyllum bowkettiae F.M. Bailey 1884

~Serpenticaulis johnsonii (T.E.Hunt) M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones 2002 - See Bulbophyllum johnsonii Hunt 1950

~Serpenticaulis kirkwoodiae (T.E.Hunt) M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones 2002 - See Bulbophyllum johnsonii Hunt 1950

~Serpenticaulis whitei (T.E.Hunt & Rupp) M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones 2002 - See Bulbophyllum johnsonii Hunt 1950

~`Serrastylis Rolfe 1894 - See Macradenia R. Br. 1822 SUBFAMILY Epidendroideae, TRIBE Maxillareae SUBTRIBE Oncidiinae

~Serrastylis modesta Rolfe 1894 - See Macradenia brassavolae Rchb.f 1852

~`Sestochilos Breda 1828 - See Bulbophyllum Thouars 1822 SUBFAMILY Epidendroideae, TRIBE Dendrobieae, SUBTRIBE Bulbophyllinae.

~Sestochilos uniflorus Breda 1827 - See Bulbophyllum lobbii Lindley 1847

~`Siagonanthus Poepp. & Endl 1836 - See Maxillaria Ruiz and Pavon 1794 SUBFAMILY Epidendroideae, TRIBE Maxillareae, SUBTRIBE Maxillariinae.

~*Siagonanthus multicaulis Poepp. & Endl. 1836 - See Maxillaria multicaulis (Poepp. & Endl.) C.Schweinf. 1945

~`Sieberia Spreng. 1817 - See Habenaria Willd. SUBFAMILY Orchidoideae, TRIBE Orchideae, SUBTRIBE Orchidinae.

~Sieberia albida (L.) Spreng. 1817 - See Pseudorchis albida (Linne) A. & D. Löve 1969

~Sieberia bifolia (L.) Spreng. 1817 - See Platanthera bifolia (Linne) L.C.M. Richard 1817

~Sieberia nigra (L.) Spreng. 1817 - See Nigritella rubra (Wettstein) K. Richter 1890

~Sieberia viridis (L.) Spreng. 1817 - See Coeloglossum viride (Linne) Hartman 1820

Sievekingia Rchb.f. 1871 SUBFAMILY Epidendroideae, TRIBE Gongoreae, SUBTRIBE Stanhopeinae.

There are 14 species of dwarf epiphytes or lithophytes in this genus allied to the Gongoreae that have grooved pseudobulbs with a single, apical, plicate leaf giving rise to a basal, arching or pendulous inflorescence. It has nonresupinate, medium sized flowers with petals that are smaller than the sepals while the lip is simple or three lobed and carries variously shaped, dentate calli. There are two pollina witha stipe and a viscidium.They are best grown in small slat baskets with moderate shade, ample year round water and light fertilizer at regular intervals.

Common Name or Meaning Nmaed for Dr Sieveking mayor of Hamburg, a freind of Rchb.f

Synonyms `Gorgoglossum F.C.Lehm. 1897

Type Species = ! = Sievekingia suavis Rchb.f 1871

1. Sievekingia colombiana Garay . 1969

   to

2. Sievekingia fimbriata Rchb. f. 1886

   to and

3. Sievekingia hirtzii Waldvogel 1977

   LATE to EARLY

4. Sievekingia herrenhusana Jenny 1986

   

5. Sievekingia marsupialis Dodson 1984

   to

6. Sievekingia peruviana Rolfe ex Schweinf. 1943

   to

   ~Sievekingia peruviana Rolfe 1911 - See Sievekingia peruviana Rolfe ex C. Schweinf. 1911

7. Sievekingia reichenbachiana F. Lehm. ex Rolfe 1898

   to

8. Sievekingia rhonhofiae Mansf. 1938

   

   ~*Sievekingia shepheardii Rolfe 1915 - See Soterosanthus shepheardii (Rolfe) Jenny 1986

9. !Sievekingia suavis Rchb. f. 1871

   to LATE to EARLY

~`Sigmatochilus Rolfe 1914 - See Pholidota Lindley ex Hooker 1825 SUBFAMILY Epidendroideae, TRIBE Arethuseae, SUBTRIBE Coelogyninae.

~Sigmatochilus kinabaluensis Rolfe 1914 - See Pholidota sigmatochilus J.J.Sm. 1943

~Sigmatogyne Pfitzer 1907 - See Panisea (Lindl.) Lindl. 1854 SUBFAMILY Epidendroideae, TRIBE Coelogyneae, SUBTRIBE Coelogyninae SUBFAMILY Epidendroideae, TRIBE Dendrobieae, SUBTRIBE Coelogyninae.

~Sigmatogyne bia Kerr 1933 - See Panisea tricallosa Rolfe 1901

~Sigmatogyne pantlingii Pfitzer 1907 - See Panisea tricallosa Rolfe 1901

~Sigmatogyne tricallosa (Rolfe) Pfitzer 1907 - See Panisea tricallosa Rolfe 1901

Sigmatostalix Rchb.f. 1852 SUBFAMILY Epidendroideae, TRIBE Maxillareae SUBTRIBE Oncidiinae

There are 31 species of this epiphytic genus found from Mexico to Brazil and from sea level to 3000 meters and is allied to the genus Leochilus, but differs in that, the anther is not produced in front into a membranaceous appendage longer than the lobule. This genus typically has an elongated, arcuate column that gives it a superficial resemblance to the genus Cycnoches although there is no relationship between the two genera. The genus is characterized by being small epiphyes with compressed, clustered pseudobulbs with basal sheaths and one or rarely two apical leaves. The basal inflorescence arises from the basal sheaths and is a compound raceme or panicle of a few to several, rather small flowers with free sepals which occasionally are reflexed. The clawed or sessile lip often has a very prominent callus or a series of calli that can be hollowed out and contain a thick liquid. The slender and arched column has well developed wings or ventral cavities carrying two pollina with a long stipe and a viscidium.

Common Name or Meaning refers to the long and bent 'c' or 's' shaped column

Synonyms `Petalocentrum Schltr. 1918

Type Species = ! = Sigmatostalix graminea [Poepp. & Endl.]Rchb.f 1852

1. Sigmatostalix abortiva L.O.Williams 1940

   LATE to EARLY

2. Sigmatostalix adamsii Dodson 1977

   to to

3. Sigmatostalix amazonica Schltr. 1925

   to and EARLY

   ~Sigmatostalix amazonica var caicarensis Schlechter 1925 - See Sigmatostalix putumayensis P.Ortiz 1991

4. Sigmatostalix aristulifera Kraenzl. 1922

   to

5. Sigmatostalix auriculata Garay 1968

   

   ~Sigmatostalix aurosanguinea Rchb. f. 1876 - See Sigmatostalix graminea (Poepp. & Endl.) Rchb. f. 1852

6. Sigmatostalix bicallosa Garay 1951

   

   ~Sigmatostalix bicornuta Rolfe 1913 - See Sigmatostalix graminea (Poepp. & Endl.) Rchb. f. 1852

7. Sigmatostalix brevicornis Königer & J.Portilla 2000

   to

8. Sigmatostalix buchtienii Kraenzl. 1928

   to

9. Sigmatostalix caquetana Schltr. 1924

   to

10. Sigmatostalix costaricensis Rolfe 1916

11. Sigmatostalix crescentilabia C. Schweinf. 1947

    to

12. Sigmatostalix cuculligera (Schltr.) Garay 1972

    to

13. Sigmatostalix eliae Rolfe 1908

    to

14. !Sigmatostalix graminea (Poepp. & Endl.) Rchb. f. 1852

    to MOSTLY to

15. Sigmatostalix guatemalensis Schltr. 1911

    to

16. Sigmatostalix huebneri Mansf. 1934

    

17. Sigmatostalix ibis [Schlechter] K.S.Walter in ed.

    

18. Sigmatostalix lehmanniana Kraenzl. 1894

    

    ~Sigmatostalix lunata Schltr. 1916 - See Sigmatostalix picta Rchb. f 1859

19. Sigmatostalix lutzii Königer 1995

    

20. Sigmatostalix macrobulbon Kraenzl. 1922

    to and

21. Sigmatostalix malleifera Rchb. f. 1883

    

22. Sigmatostalix marinii Königer 1995

    

23. Sigmatostalix minax Kraenzl. 1922

    to

24. Sigmatostalix miranda Kraenzl. 1922

    to

25. Sigmatostalix morganii Dodson 1980

    to to to

    ~Sigmatostalix occultans Christenson & M.J.Lee 2002 - See Sigmatostalix picturatissima Kraenzl. 1922

26. Sigmatostalix oxyceras Königer & J.G. Weinm. 1996

27. Sigmatostalix pandurata Schltr. 1920

    to

28. Sigmatostalix papilio Königer & R.Escobar 1996

    

    ~Sigmatostalix peruviana Rolfe 1910 - See Sigmatostalix graminea (Poepp. & Endl.) Rchb. f. 1852

29. Sigmatostalix picta Rchb. f. 1859

    to to to

30. Sigmatostalix picturatissima Kraenzl. 1922

    to

    ~Sigmatostalix poikilostalix Kraenzl. 1922 - See Sigmatostalix picta Rchb. f. 1859

31. Sigmatostalix portillae Königer 1995

    to

32. Sigmatostalix posadarum Königer 2001

    to

33. Sigmatostalix pseudounguiculata Pupulin & Dressler 2000

    

    ~Sigmatostalix pusilla Schltr. 1912 - See Sigmatostalix graminea (Poepp. & Endl.) Rchb. f. 1852

34. Sigmatostalix putumayensis P.Ortiz 1991

    to

    ~Sigmatostalix racemifera L.O. Williams 1940 - See Sigmatostalix picturatissima Kraenzl. 1922

    ~Sigmatostalix radicans Rchb.f 1864 - See Ornithophora radicans (Rchb. f.) Garay & Pabst 1951

35. Sigmatostalix reversa Rchb.f. 1876

    

36. Sigmatostalix sergii P. Ortiz 1991

    LATE LATE

37. Sigmatostalix sp.

38. Sigmatostalix sp.

    Colombia

    

39. Sigmatostalix sp Colombia

    

40. Sigmatostalix sp.

41. Sigmatostalix tenuirostris Kraenzl. 1922

    

42. Sigmatostalix unguiculata C. Schweinf. 1940

    to to

43. Sigmatostalix wallisii Rchb. f. 1877

    

44. Sigmatostalix weinmanniana Königer 1994

Skeptrostachys Garay 1982 SUBFAMILY Spiranthoideae, TRIBE Cranichideae, SUBTRIBE Spiranthinae.

Type Species = ! = Skeptrostachys rupestris (Lindl.) Garay 1982

1. Skeptrostachys paraguayensis (Rchb. f.) Garay 1982

   to

   ~Skeptrostachys sancti-jacobi (Kraenzl.) Garay 1980 publ. 1982 - See Stenorrhynchos lanceolatum (Aubl.) Rich. ex Spreng. 1826

2. Skeptrostachys sp. Minas Gerais, Brazil

   to

~Smithanthe Szlach. & Marg. 2004 - See Habenaria Willd. 1805 SUBFAMILY Orchidoideae, TRIBE Orchideae, SUBTRIBE Habenariinae.

~Smithanthe erichmichaelii (Christenson) Szlach. & Marg. 2004 - See Habenaria erichmichaelii Christenson 2003

~Smithanthe rhodochelia (Hance) Szlach. & Marg. 2004 - See Habenaria rhodocheila Hance 1856

~Smithanthe rhodochelia subsp. philippinensis (Ames) Szlach. & Marg. 2004 - See Habenaria rhodocheila Hance 1856

Smitinandia Holttum 1969SUBFAMILY Epidendroideae, TRIBE Vandeae, SUBTRIBE Aeridinae

There are 3 species in this monopodial epiphytic genus ranging through the Himalayas to Sulawesi and were previously all found in Ascocentrum or Saccolabium and were segregated to this genus because of it's lip shape and the wall- like callus that blocks the mouth of the spur.

Common Name or Meaning Named for Tem Smithinand a Thai Orchid Specialist

Type Species = ! = Smitinandia micrantha (Lindl.) Holttum 1969

1. Smitinandia helferi ( Hook.f. ) Garay 1972

   

   ~Smitinandia humilis (Ridl.) Holttum 1969 - See Smitinandia helferi ( Hook.f. ) Garay 1972

2. !Smitinandia micrantha (Lindl.) Holttum 1969

   to THROUGH

Sobennikoffia Schltr.1925 SUBFAMILY Epidendroideae, TRIBE Vandeae, SUBTRIBE Angraecinae. There are 4 species in this genus confined to the island of Madagascar that are terrestrial, semi-terrestrial, lithophytic or epiphytic and have quite large, white to green flowers on multiflowered inflorescence. The fragrant flowers have a boat shaped, tri-lobed lip that covers the flower and the lip continues into the upturned spur and they all seem to turn apricot color with age..

Common Name or Meaning Mrs. Rudolf Schlechter's Orchid [Her maiden name was Sobennikoff]

Type Species = ! = Sobennikoffia robusta (Schltr.) Schltr. 1925

1. Sobennikoffia humbertiana H.Perrier 1938

   to

2. Sobennikoffia robusta (Schltr.) Schltr. 1925

   to LATE

Sobralia Ruiz and Pavon 1794 SUBFAMILY Epidendroideae, TRIBE Epidendreae, SUBTRIBE Sobraliinae.

There are 100 some species spread throughout the tropics of Mexico to South America that are epiphytic terrestrial herbs withqually obtusely bilobed apically leaves that blooms on a simple, reedlike stems which give rise to an inflorescence from the apex of the reedstem with 1 or 2 flowers that on the whole are very short lived. The genus is characterized by being large terrestrials having reedlike stems with plicate leaves all along the stem, and a terminal or lateral, short, single to several, large flowered inflorescence. The flowers have similar, largeals and petals and are most often outspread with an entire or lobed lip which clasps the column at its base being footless and apically winged which project forward, carrying 8, soft pollina.Water heavily while in growth and less while dormant.

Common Name or Meaning Named for Dr Francisco Sobral a Spanish botanist

Synonyms Cyathoglottis Poepp. & Endl. 1836; Fregea Rchb.f 1852; Lindsayella Ames & Schweinf. 1937

Type Species = ! = Sobralia dichotoma Ruiz & Pavon 1798

1. Sobralia allenii L.O.Williams 1942

   to

2. Sobralia amabilis (Rchb.f.) L.O.Williams 1946

   to LATETHROUGH

   ~Sobralia amparoae Schltr. 1923 - See Sobralia warszewiczii Rchb.f. 1852

3. Sobralia atropubescens Ames & C. Schweinf. 1930

   to

   ~Sobralia aurantiaca Linden & Rchb. f. 1854 - See Sobralia macrophylla Rchb. f. 1852

4. Sobralia bimaculata Garay 1975

   to

   ~Sobralia bletioides Brongn. ex Decne. 1847 - See Bletilla striata [Thumb.]Rchb. f. 1878

5. Sobralia boliviensis Schltr. 1913

   to

6. Sobralia bouchei Ames & C. Schweinf. 1930

   

7. Sobralia callosa L.O. Williams 1946

   

8. Sobralia caloglossa Schltr. 1929

   to

9. Sobralia candida (Poepp. & Endl.) Rchb. f. 1853

   to

   ~Sobralia caravata (Aubl.) Lindl. 1833 - See Elleanthus caravata (Aubl.) Rchb. f. 1878

10. Sobralia cataractarum Hoehne 1910

    ~Sobralia chlorantha Hook. f. 1852 - See Sobralia macrophylla Rchb. f. 1852

11. Sobralia chrysostoma Dressler 2001

    LATE until Early

12. Sobralia ciliata (C. Presl) C. Schweinf. & Foldats 1969

    to

    ~*Sobralia citrina La Llave & Lex. 1825 - See Euchile citrina [LaLave & Lex.] Withner 1998

13. Sobralia crocea (Poepp. & Endl.) Rchb. f. 1853

    to LATE to EARLY

14. Sobralia decora Bateman 1841

    to and

    ~Sobralia decora var. aerata P.H. Allen & L.O. Williams 1942 - See Sobralia atropubescens Ames & C. Schweinf. 1930

15. !Sobralia dichotoma Ruiz & Pavon 1798

    to and

16. Sobralia dorbignyana Rchb. f. 1906

    

17. Sobralia ecuadorana Dodson 1998

    to

    ~Sobralia edwardsii Ames 1933 - See Sobralia mucronata Ames & C. Schweinf. 1925

18. Sobralia elisabethae R.H. Schomb. 1841

    ~Sobralia eublepharis Rchb. f. ex Kraenzl 1929. - See Sobralia fragrans Lindl. 1853

    ~Sobralia fenzliana Rchb.f. 1852 - See Sobralia decora Bateman 1841

19. Sobralia fimbriata Poepp. & Endl. 1836

    to and

20. Sobralia fragrans Lindl. 1853

    to

21. Sobralia gentryi Dodson 1998

    to

22. Sobralia gloriosa Rchb.f. 1873

    NO PHOTO

    to

    ~Sobralia gracilis Schltr. 1916 - See Sobralia crocea (Poepp. & Endl.) Rchb. f. 1853

    ~Sobralia hawkesii A.H. Heller 1966 - See Sobralia warszewiczii Rchb.f. 1852

23. Sobralia herzogii Schltr. 1913

24. Sobralia hirta D.E.Benn. & Christenson 2001

    

25. Sobralia hoppii Schltr. 1924

    to

26. Sobralia infundibuligera Garay & Dunst. 1965

    to

27. Sobralia kerryae Dressler 1998

    to

28. Sobralia klotzscheana Rchb. f. 1849

    to

29. Sobralia lancea Garay 1958

    to

    ~Sobralia lepida Rchb. f. 1866 - See Sobralia amabilis (Rchb.f.) L.O.Williams 1946

30. Sobralia leucoxantha Rchb. f. 1866

    to and EARLY

31. Sobralia liliastrum Lindl. 1833

    to EARLY

    ~Sobralia lindenii Grignan 1895 - See Sobralia pulcherrima Garay 1978

    ~Sobralia lindenii hort. 1895 - See Sobralia rosea Poepp. & Endl. 1836

32. Sobralia lindeni W.Watson 1895

33. Sobralia luerorum Dodson 1998

    to

34. Sobralia macra Schltr. 1923

    to LATE

35. Sobralia macrantha Lindley 1836

    to to

36. Sobralia macrophylla Rchb. f. 1852

    LATE THROUGH

    ~Sobralia mandonii Rchb.f. 1873 - See Sobralia dichotoma Ruiz & Pavon 1798

    ~Sobralia mandonii f. coerulea Christenson 2002 - See Sobralia dichotoma Ruiz & Pavon 1798

37. Sobralia measuresiae Sander in Sander 1897

    

38. Sobralia melanothrix Løjtnant 1977

    to

39. Sobralia mucronata Ames & C. Schweinf. 1925

    

    ~Sobralia neglecta Schltr 1923 - See Sobralia decora Bateman 1841

40. Sobralia panamensis Schltr. 1922

    ~Sobralia parviflora L.O. Williams 1938 - See

    ~Sobralia polyphylla Kraenzl. 1920 - See Ponera striata Lindl. 1842

    ~Sobralia porphyrocharis Rchb. f. 1873 - See Sobralia ciliata (C. Presl) C. Schweinf. & Foldats 1969

41. Sobralia portillae Christenson 2003

42. Sobralia powellii Schltr. 1922

    to and

43. Sobralia pulcherrima Garay 1978

    to to to

44. Sobralia pumila Rolfe 1893

45. Sobralia roezlii Rchb. f. 1873

    ~Sobralia rolfeana Schltr. 1922 - See Sobralia macrophylla Rchb. f. 1852

46. Sobralia rosea Poepp. & Endl. 1836

    to

47. Sobralia ruckeri Linden & Rchb. f.

    to LATE to

    ~Sobralia ruckeri Linden ex Lindl. pro syn. 1854 - See Sobralia rosea Poepp. & Endl. 1836

48. Sobralia rupicola Kraenzl. 1908

    

49. Sobralia sanderae Rolfe 1890

    ~Sobralia semperflorens Kraenzl. 1915 - See Sobralia dorbignyana Rchb. f. 1906

50. Sobralia sessilis (A. Rich.) Lindl. 1841

    

    ~Sobralia sessilis Hook. non Lindley - See Sobralia decora Bateman 1841

51. Sobralia sp. Brazil

    to

52. Sobralia sp Ecuador

    White with vilolet lip and yellow throat

53. Sobralia species Ecuador

    white to salmon petals with darker apex, deep tube troat dark purple to yellow on the inside

54. Sobralia stenophylla Lindl. 1854

    to

55. Sobralia turkeliae Christenson 2002

    to

56. Sobralia undatocarinata C. Schweinf. 1938

    to LATE to EARLY

57. Sobralia veitchii auct. 1894

58. Sobralia violacea Linden ex Lindl. 1846

    to

59. Sobralia virginalis F.Peeters & Cogn. 1899

    

    ~Sobralia virginalis var. lilacina Cogn. 1902 - See Sobralia virginalis F.Peeters & Cogn. 1899

60. Sobralia warszewiczii Rchb.f. 1852

    to

    ~Sobralia wercklei (Schltr.) L.O.Williams 1956 - See Sobralia amabilis (Rchb.f.) L.O.Williams 1946

    Sobralia wilsoniana Rolfe 1890 - See Sobralia bouchei Ames & C. Schweinf. 1930

61. Sobralia withneri D.E. Benn. & Christenson 2001

    

62. Sobralia X intermedia P.H. Allen 1958

63. Sobralia x wiganiae ??

64. Sobralia xantholeuca Rchb.f 1885

    to

65. Sobralia yauaperyensis Barb. Rodr. 1891

    to to EARLY

~`Sodiroella Schltr. 1921 - See Stellilabium Schlechter 1915 SUBFAMILY Epidendroideae, TRIBE Maxillarieae, SUBTRIBE Telipogoninae

~Sodiroella ecuadorensis Schltr.1921 - See Stellilabium pogonostalix (Rchb.f.) Garay & Dunst.1961

Solenangis Schltr. 1918 SUBFAMILY Epidendroideae, TRIBE Vandaeae, SUBTRIBE Angraecinae

Common Name or Meaning The Large Spurred Orchid

Type Species = ! =

~Solenangis angustifolia Summerh. 1958 - See Solenangis conica (Schltr.) L.Jonss. 1979

~Solenangis aphylla (Thouars) Summerh. 1943 - See Microcoelia aphylla (Thouars) Summerh. 1936

to

1. Solenangis conica (Schltr.) L.Jonss. 1979

   

2. Solenangis cornuta (Rchb. f.) Summerh. 1943

   to

Solenidiopsis Senghas 1986 SUBFAMILY Epidendroideae, TRIBE Maxillareae SUBTRIBE Oncidiinae

There are 5 species in this genus confined to Ecuador and Peru

Common Name or Meaning Refers to the similarity of this genus to Solenidium

Type Species = ! = Solenidiopsis tigroides (C. Schweinf.) Senghas 1986

1. Solenidiopsis peruviana [Schlechter] De Benn. & Christenson

   

2. !Solenidiopsis tigroides (C. Schweinf.) Senghas 1986

   

Solenidium Lindl. 1846 SUBFAMILY Epidendroideae, TRIBE Maxillareae SUBTRIBE Oncidiinae

A genus with 2 to 3 miniature epiphytic species occuring in northern South America that is closely allied to Oncidium. The genus is characterized by being medium-sized plants with elongated pseudobulbs with one or two apical leaves. It gives rise to an erect, lateral raceme of several small flowers with similar sepals and petals, a lip with a narrow base and two parallel downy calli that extend the length to the apex which broadens out without lobes. The winged column has two stipitate pollina. They are warm growing epiphytes found in Northern South America.

Common Name or Meaning refers to the long and grooved lip claw

Type Species = ! = Solenidium racemosum Lindl. 1846

~Solenidium endresii Kraenzl. 1922 - See Mesospinidium warscewiczii Rchb. f. 1852

1. Solenidium lunatum (Lindl.) Kraenzl. 1922

   to or

   ~Solenidium mattogrossense (Cogn.) Schltr. 1918 - See Solenidium lunatum (Lindl.) Kraenzl. 1922

2. Solenidium portillae Dalström & Whitten 2003

   to

~`Sophronia Lindley 1817 - See Sophronitis Lindley SUBFAMILY Epidendroideae, TRIBE Epidendreae, SUBTRIBE Laeliinae.

~Sophronia cernua Lindl. 1828 - See Sophronitis cernua Lindley 1828

~Sophronia coccinea Kuntze 1891 - See Sophronitis coccinea (Lindl.) Rchb. f 1862

~Sophronia militaris Kuntze 1891 - See Sophronitis coccinea (Lindl.) Rchb. f 1862

~Sophronia modesta Lindl. 1828 - See Sophronitis cernua Lindley 1828

~Sophronia pterocarpa (Lindl. & Paxton) Kuntze 1891 - See Sophronitis cernua Lindley 1828

~Sophronia violacea (Lindl.) Kuntze 1891 - See Sophronitella violacea (Lindl.) Schltr. 1925

`Sophronitella Schlechter 1925 SUBFAMILY Epidendroideae, TRIBE Epidendreae, SUBTRIBE Laeliinae.

A monotypic genus made up of a dwarf epiphytic species that resembles Sophronitis but differs vegetatively and in floral details. This charming species is endemic to Brazil and is an intermediate to warm growing orchid that blooms in the late autumn through mid winter.

Common Name or Meaning refers to being like a small Sophronitis

Synonyms Sophronia Lindley 1817 in part

Type Species = ! = Sophronitella violacea [Lindley] Schlechter 1925

1. !Sophronitella violacea (Lindl.) Schltr. 1925

   to CULTIVATION to

Sophronitis Lindley 1828 SUBFAMILY Epidendroideae, TRIBE Epidendreae, SUBTRIBE Laeliinae.

This genus allied to the Cattleyas is used in breeding to get small size and beautiful deep reds. It is a small genus with less than 10 dwarf epiphytic or lithophytic species found in eastern Brazil and Paraguay. They have short, ovoid pseudobulbs densely clustered on the rhizome with a single apical, erect, coriaceous, grey green leaf giving rise to a terminal inflorescence with one to many flowers. The scarlet to red orange flowers have similarly shaped sepals and petals and have a tri-lobed labellum with lateral lobes that partially encircle the column. The smaller mid-lobe has a yellow disc and the spur is adnate to the ovary.

Common Name or Meaning refers to the smallness of the plant

Synonyms `Lophoglotis Raf. 1836-8; Sophronia Lindley 1817

Type Species = ! = Sophronitis cernua Lindley 1828

1. Sophronitis acuensis Fowlie 1975

   to

   ~Sophronitis alaorii (Brieger & Bicalho) C. Berg & M.W. Chase 2000 - See Laelia alaorii Brieger & Bicalho 1976

   ~Sophronitis alaorii f. dietliana (O.Gruss) Van den Berg & M.W.Chase 2001 - See Laelia alaorii Brieger & Bicalho 1976

   ~Sophronitis alvaroana (F.E.L. Miranda) C. Berg & M.W. Chase 2000 - See Laelia alvaroana Miranda 1999

   ~Sophronitis angereri (Pabst) C. Berg & M.W. Chase 2000 - See Laelia angereri Pabst 1975

   ~Sophronitis bahiensis (Schltr.) C. Berg & M.W. Chase 2000 - See Laelia bahiensis Schltr. 1921

   ~Sophronitis blumenscheinii (Pabst) C. Berg & M.W. Chase 2000 - See Laelia blumenscheinii Pabst 1975

   ~Sophronitis bradei (Pabst) C. Berg & M.W. Chase 2000 - See Laelia bradei Pabst 1973

   ~Sophronitis brevicaulis (H.G.Jones) Van den Berg & M.W.Chase 2000 - See Laelia harpophylla Rchb.f 1873

2. Sophronitis brevipedunculata [Cogn.]Fowlie 1972

   to CULTIVATION LATE

   ~Sophronitis briegeri (Blumensch. ex Pabst) C. Berg & M.W. Chase 2000 - See Laelia briegeri Blumensch. ex Pabst 1973

   ~Sophronitis caetensis (Pabst) Van den Berg & M.W.Chase 2000 - See Laelia crispata [Thunb.]Garay 1974

   ~Sophronitis caulescens (Lindl.) C. Berg & M.W. Chase - See Laelia caulescens Lindl.1841

3. !Sophronitis cernua Lindley 1828

   to

   ~Sophronitis cinnabarina (Bateman ex Lindl.) C. Berg & M.W. Chase 2000 - See Laelia cinnabarina Bateman 1847

4. Sophronitis coccinea (Lindl.) Rchb. f. 1862

   to

   ~Sophronitis coccinea f. rossiteriana [Barb. Rodr.] Pabst & Dungs. 1972 - See Sophronitis coccinea (Lindl.) Rchb. f. 1862

   ~Sophronitis coccinea subsp. pygmaea Pabst 1976 - See Sophronitis pygmaea ( Pabst ) Withner 1993

   ~Sophronitis crispa (Lindl.) C. Berg & M.W. Chase 2000 - See Laelia crispa [Lindl.] Rchb. f. 1853-4

   ~Sophronitis crispata (Thunb.) C. Berg & M.W. Chase 2000 - See Laelia crispata [Thunb.]Garay 1973

   ~Sophronitis dayana (Rchb. f.) C. Berg & M.W. Chase 2000 - See Laelia dayana Rchb. f. 1876

   ~Sophronitis endsfeldzii (Pabst) C. Berg & M.W. Chase 2000 - See Laelia endsfeldzii Pabst 1975

   ~Sophronitis fidelensis (Pabst) C. Berg & M.W. Chase 2000 - See Laelia fidelensis Pabst 1967

   ~Sophronitis fournieri (Cogn.) C. Berg & M.W. Chase 2000 - See Laelia fournieri (Cogn.) F.E.L. Miranda 1993

   ~Sophronitis ghillanyi (Pabst) C. Berg & M.W. Chase 2000 - See Laelia ghillanyi Pabst 1973

   ~Sophronitis gloedeniana (Hoehne) Van den Berg & M.W.Chase 2000 - See Laelia gloedeniana Hoehne 1934

   ~Sophronitis gracilis (Pabst) C. Berg & M.W. Chase 2000 - See Laelia gracilis Pabst 1979

   ~Sophronitis grandiflora Lindley 1838 - See Sophonitis coccinea [Lindley]Rchb.f 1862

   ~Sophronitis grandiflora var rosea Hort 1884 - See Sophronitis wittigiana Barb. Rodr. 1878

   ~Sophronitis grandis (Lindl. & Paxton) C. Berg & M.W. Chase 2000 - See Laelia grandis Lindl. & Paxton 1850-1

   ~Sophronitis harpophylla (Rchb. f.) C. Berg & M.W. Chase 2000 - See Laelia harpophylla Rchb.f 1873

   ~Sophronitis hoffmannseggii Rchb.f. 1842 - See Sophronitis cernua Lindley 1828

   ~Sophronitis isopetala Hoffman-Segg 1843 - See Sophronitis cernua Lindley 1828

   ~Sophronitis itambana (Pabst) C. Berg & M.W. Chase 2000 - See Laelia itambana Pabst 1973

   ~Sophronitis jongheana (Rchb. f.) C. Berg & M.W. Chase 2000 - See Laelia jongheana Rchb. f. 1872

   ~Sophronitis kautskyi (Pabst) C. Berg & M.W. Chase 2000 - See Laelia kautskyana Pabst 1974

   ~Sophronitis kettieana (Pabst) C. Berg & M.W. Chase 2000 - See Laelia kettieana Pabst 1976

   ~Sophronitis liliputana (Pabst) C. Berg & M.W. Chase 2000 - See Laelia liliputana Pabst 1973

   ~Sophronitis lobata (Lindl.) C. Berg & M.W. Chase 2000 - Laelia lobata (Lindl.) H.J. Veitch 1887

   ~Sophronitis longipes (Rchb. f.) C. Berg & M.W. Chase 2000 - See Laelia longipes Rchb.f 1863

   ~Sophronitis lowii [Hort.]Curtis 1923 -See S. coccinea [Lindley] Rchb.f 1862

   ~Sophronitis lundii (Rchb. f. & Warm.) C. Berg & M.W. Chase 2000 - See Laelia lundii Rchb. f. 1881

   ~Sophronitis macrobulbosa (Pabst) C. Berg & M.W. Chase 2000 - See Laelia macrobulbosa Pabst 1973

   ~Sophronitis mantiqueirae var. pygmaea (Pabst) Fowlie 1987 - See Sophronitis pygmaea ( Pabst ) Withner 1993

   ~Sophronitis militaris Rchb.f. 1862 -See Sophronitis coccinea [Lindley] Rchb.f 1862

   ~Sophronitis milleri (Blumensch. ex Pabst) C. Berg & M.W. Chase 2000 - See Laelia milleri Blumen. 1960

   ~Sophronitis mirandai Van Der Berg & Chase 2002 - See Laelia crispata [Thunb.]Garay 1974

   ~Sophronitis mixta (Hoehne) Van den Berg & M.W.Chase 2000 - See Laelia mixta Hoehne 1938

   ~Sophronitis modesta Lindley 1828 - See Sophronitis cernua Lindley 1828

   ~Sophronitis nutans Hoffman-Segg 1842- See Sophronitis cernua Lindley 1828

   ~Sophronitis pendula Hoffmansegg - See Sophronitis cernua Lindley 1828

   ~Sophronitis perrinii (Lindl.) C. Berg & M.W. Chase 2000 - See Laelia perrinii [Lindl.] Lindley 1842 Bateman 1847

   ~Sophronitis pfisteri (Pabst & Senghas) C. Berg & M.W. Chase 2000 - See Laelia pfisteri Pabst & Senghas 1975

   ~Sophronitis praestans (Linden & Rchb. f.) C. Berg & M.W. Chase 2000 - See Laelia spectabilis (Paxton) Withner 1990

   ~Sophronitis pterocarpa Lindl. & Paxt. 1853 - See Sophronitis cernua Lindley 1828

   ~Sophronitis pumila (Hook.) C. Berg & M.W. Chase 2000 - See Laelia pumila [Hooker]Rchb.f 1853-4

   ~Sophronitis purpurata (Lindl. & Paxton) C. Berg & M.W. Chase 2000 - See Laelia purpurata Lindley 1852-3

   ~Sophronitis purpurea Rchb.f 1878 - See Sophronitis wittigiana Barb. Rodr. 1878

5. Sophronitis pygmaea ( Pabst ) Withner 1993

   ~Sophronitis reginae (Pabst) C. Berg & M.W. Chase 2000 - See Laelia reginae Pabst 1977

   ~Sophronitis rosea Gosking 1884 See - Sophronitis wittigiana Barb. Rodr. 1878

   ~Sophronitis rossiteriana Barb. Rodr. 1877 - See See Sophronitis coccinea (Lindl.) Rchb. f. 1862

   ~Sophronitis rupestris (Barb.Rodr.) Cogn. 1902 - See Constantia rupestris Barb.Rodr. 1877

   ~Sophronitis sanguiloba (Withner) C. Berg & M.W. Chase 2000 - See Laelia sanguiloba Withner 1990

   ~Sophronitis sincorana (Schltr.) C. Berg & M.W. Chase 2000 - See Laelia sincorana Schlechter 1917

   ~Sophronitis tenebrosa (Rolfe) C. Berg & M.W. Chase 2000 - See Laelia tenebrosa [Rolfe]Rolfe 1893

   ~Sophronitis tereticaulis (Hoehne) C. Berg & M.W. Chase 2000 - See Laelia tereticaulis Hoehne 1958

   ~*Sophronitis violacea Lindl. 1840 - See Sophronitella violacea (Lindl.) Schltr. 1925

   ~Sophronitis violacea O'Brien 1886 - See Sophronitis wittigiana Barb. Rodr. 1878

   ~Sophronitis virens (Lindl.) C. Berg & M.W. Chase 2000 - See Laelia virens Lindley 1844

6. Sophronitis wittigiana Barb. Rodr. 1878

   CULTIVATION

   ~*Sophronitis wittigiana var. brevipedunculata Cogn. 1902 - See Sophronitis brevipedunculata (Cogn.) Fowlie 1972

   ~Sophronitis xanthina (Lindl.) C. Berg & M.W. Chase 2000 - See Laelia xanthina Lindley 1859

` Soterosanthus Lehman ex Jenny 1986

SUBFAMILY Epidendroidea, TRIBE Gongoreae, SUBTRIBE Stanhopeinae.

This genus, previously listed as Sievekingia and discovered in 1915 by Rolfe, is a monotypic genus and was separated from Sievekingia because of it's erect, downy inflorescence and by the form of the plant overall including round psuedobulbs and grayish green leaves with reddish undersides and the absence of keels and bristles on its lip. It also is different in that it has on its lip an erect, column-like callus with hairs instead of non-erect glabrous keels. I can attest that it is a warm grower as mine bloomed in July for 5 days and was fairly impressive for the size of the flowers in comparison to the plant. I raised it in wood chips with Fennel rock which is a type of expanded shale. This plant is available through Klehms nursery. There are only two published photos of this plant published to date and they are both by Pedro Ortiz and the Colombian Orchid Society #1 Orquideas Ornamentales de Colombia #2 Native Colombian Orchids Vol4 [Vols 1-6 available] I love these books for there coverage of Colombia where I often visit because my wife has family there. Other than these references you must look at Curtis's Botanical Magazine 141:t8635. 1915 for any previous mention of this plant. My references are the above numbered books. So all in all I have a fairly rare plant up for the world to see.

Type Species = ! = Soterosanthus shepheardii [Rolfe]Jenny 1986

1. !Soterosanthus shepheardii [Rolfe]Jenny 1986

   to

~Spathiger Sm. 1913 - See Epidendrum L. 1763 SUBFAMILY Epidendroideae, TRIBE Epidendreae, SUBTRIBE Laeliinae.

~Spathiger repens (Cogn.) Acuña 1939 - See Epidendrum repens Cogn. 1909

~Spathiger rigidus (Jacq.) Small 1913 - See Epidendrum rigidum Jacq. 1760

~Spathiger roigii Acuña 1938 - See Epidendrum acunae Dressler 1959

~Spathiger strobiliferus (Rchb. f.) Small 1933 - See Epidendrum strobiliferum Rchb. f. 1858

~Spathium Lour. 1790 - See Epidendrum L. 1763 SUBFAMILY Epidendroideae, TRIBE Epidendreae, SUBTRIBE Laeliinae.

~*Spathium friederici-guelelmi Lindley - See Epidendrum friderici-guilielmi [Lindley] Rchb.f & Warsc. 1854

Spathoglottis Blume 1825

SUBFAMILY Epidendroideae, TRIBE Arethuseae, SUBTRIBE Bletiinae

This genus has 63 terrestrial species, widespread, ranging from Southern China south to The Philippines and west to Malaysia and Indonesia with the heaviest concentration in New Guinea. It is also an invasive genus in Hawaii to the east, as just in modern times has it been establishing a stronghold. They have ovoid, depressed psuedobulbs that carry a few folded, plicate, narrow leaves. They have a tall, thin inflorescence that arises from the basal leaf axil and have many successesive flowers that open over many months. These can be grown outside in the ground in South Florida gardens and culture is the same as for Phaius. They appreciate full sun and copius water and fertilizer after the new leads have appeared.

Common Name or Meaning Literally Flower tongue

Synonyms `Paxtonia Lindley 1838

Type Species = ! = Spathoglottis plicata Blume 1825

1. Spathoglottis affinis de Vriese 1854

   

2. Spathoglottis altigena Schltr. 1912

   to

   ~Spathoglottis angustifolia (Gaudich.) Benth. & Hook.f. 1883 - See Spathoglottis plicata Blume 1825

3. Spathoglottis augustorum Rchb. f. 1886

   

4. Spathoglottis aurea Lindl. 1850

   

   ~Spathoglottis bensonii Hook.f. 1890 - See Spathoglottis pubescens Lindl. 1828

   ~Spathoglottis breviscapa Schltr. 1906 - See Spathoglottis unguiculata (Labill.) Rchb.f. 1868

5. Spathoglottis chrysantha Ames 1908

   

   ~Spathoglottis daenikeri Kraenzl. 1929 - See Spathoglottis affinis de Vriese 1854

6. Spathoglottis deplanchei Rchb. f. 1877

7. Spathoglottis elmeri Ames 1912

   

   ~Spathoglottis fortunei Lindl. 1845 - See Spathoglottis pubescens Lindl. 1828

8. Spathoglottis gracilis Rolfe ex Hook.f. 1894

   

9. Spathoglottis hardingiana C.S.P.Parish & Rchb.f. 1878

   

   ~Spathoglottis hollrungii Kraenzl. in K.M.Schumann & U.M.Hollrung 1889- See Spathoglottis portus-finschii Kraenzl. 1889

10. Spathoglottis ixioides (D. Don) Lindl. 1831

    to MID

    ~Spathoglottis khasyana Griff. 1851 - See Spathoglottis pubescens Lindl. 1828

11. Spathoglottis kimballiana var antiquensis Hort. Sand. 1892

    

    ~Spathoglottis lauterbachiana Kraenzl. ex K.Schum. & Lauterb. 1900 - See Spathoglottis portus-finschii Kraenzl. 1889

    ~Spathoglottis lilacina Griff 1851 - See Spathoglottis plicata Blume 1825

12. Spathoglottis lobbii Rchb.f 1862

    to and

    ~Spathoglottis microchilina Kraenzl. 1893 - See Spathoglottis aurea Lindl. 1850

    ~Spathoglottis montana P.Royen 1979 - See Spathoglottis parviflora Kraenzl. ex Warb. 1845

    ~Spathoglottis obovata J.J.Sm. 1910 - See Spathoglottis parviflora Kraenzl. ex Warb. 1845

13. Spathoglottis papuana F.M. Bailey 1883

    MOSTLY and

14. Spathoglottis x parsoni Ames & Quisumbing ?

    to

15. Spathoglottis parviflora Kraenzl. ex Warb. 1845

    MOSTLY and

    ~Spathoglottis parvifolia Lindl. 1845 - See Spathoglottis pubescens Lindl. 1828

16. Spathoglottis paulinae F. Muell. 1867

    to

17. !Spathoglottis plicata Blume 1825

    to MOSTLY and

    ~Spathoglottis plicata var. minahassae Schltr. 1925 - See Spathoglottis plicata Blume 1825

    ~*Spathoglottis plicata var parsonsii Ames & Quis. - See Spathoglottis x parsoni [Ames & Quis] Ames & Quisumbing 1948

    ~Spathoglottis plicata var. pubescens (Lindl.) M.Hiroe 1971 - See Spathoglottis pubescens Lindl. 1828

18. Spathoglottis portus-finschii Kraenzl. 1889

    to and and

19. Spathoglottis pubescens Lindl. 1828

    to through

    ~Spathoglottis pubescens var. berkleyi Hook.f. 1890 - See Spathoglottis pubescens Lindl. 1828

    ~Spathoglottis pubescens var. parvifolia (Lindl.) Hook.f. 1890 - See Spathoglottis pubescens Lindl. 1828

    ~Spathoglottis regneri Rchb.f. 1887 - See Spathoglottis affinis de Vriese 1854

    ~Spathoglottis rivularis Schltr. 1912 - See Spathoglottis paulinae F. Muell. 1867

    ~Spathoglottis rosea (Lindl.) G.Nicholson 1886 - See Spathoglottis plicata Blume 1825

    ~Spathoglottis schinziana Kraenzl. 1929 - See Spathoglottis unguiculata (Labill.) Rchb.f. 1868

    ~Spathoglottis soutteriana F.M.Bailey 1895 - See Spathoglottis paulinae F. Muell. 1867

20. Spathoglottis sp Borneo

    

21. Spathoglottis sp

    

    ~Spathoglottis spicata Lindley 1859 - See Spathoglottis plicata Bl. 1825

22. Spathoglottis sulawesiensis T.Green 2003

    ~Spathoglottis trivalvis Lindl. 1828 - See !Acriopsis liliifolia [Koenig] Ormerod 1995

23. Spathoglottis umbraticola Garay 1999

    ~Spathoglottis unguiculata Benth. & Hook.f. 1883 - See Calanthe striata R.Br. ex Lindl. 1833

24. Spathoglottis unguiculata (Labill.) Rchb.f. 1868

    

25. Spathoglottis vanoverberghii Ames 1920

    to LATE and

    ~Spathoglottis vieillardi Rchb. f. 1877 - See Spathoglottis augustorum Rchb. f. 1886

    ~Spathoglottis wrayi Hook.f. 1890 - See Spathoglottis microchilina Kraenzl. 1893

~Specklinia Lindley 1830 - See Pleurothallis R. Br. 1813 SUBFAMILY Epidendroideae, TRIBE Epidendreae, SUBTRIBE Pleurothallidinae

~Specklinia abbreviata (Schltr.) Luer 2004 - Pleurothallis abbreviata Schltr. 1912

~Specklinia acanthodes (Luer) Pridgeon & M.W. Chase 2001 - See Pleurothallis acanthodes Luer 1975

~Specklinia acrisepala (Ames & C.Schweinf.) Pridgeon & M.W.Chase 2001 - See Pleurothallis acrisepala Ames & C.Schweinf. 1925

~Specklinia acuminata (Kunth) Lindl. 1835 - See Pleurothallis acuminata (Kunth) Lindl. 1842

~Specklinia adenochila ( Loefgr. ) Luer 2004 - See Pleurothallis adenochila Loefgr. 1918

~Specklinia alata (A.Rich. & Galeotti) Solano & Soto Arenas 2002 publ. 2003 - See

~Specklinia alligatorifera (Rchb.f.) F.Barros 1984 - See Pleurothallis alligatorifera Rchb. f. 1865

~Specklinia amparoana (Schltr.) Luer 2004 - See Pleurothallis amparoana Schltr. 1923

~Specklinia aphtosa (Lindl.) F. Barros 1984 - See Pleurothallis aphthosa Lindl.1838

~Specklinia arcuata (Lindl.) Luer 2004 - See Pleurothallis arcuata Lindl. 1859

~Specklinia areldii (Luer) Pridgeon & M.W.Chase 2001 - See Pleurothallis areldii Luer 1978

~Specklinia aristata (Hook.) Pridgeon & M.W.Chase 2001 - See Pleurothallis aristata Hook. 1939

~Specklinia asperillinguis (Rchb. f. & Warsz.) Luer 2004 - See Pleurothallis acuminata (Kunth) Lindl. 1842

~*Specklinia atropurpurea Lindley 1838 - See Zootrophion atropurpureum [Lindley] Luer 1982

~Specklinia atropurpurea Lindl. 1842 - See Zootrophion atropurpureum [Lindley] Luer 1982

~Specklinia auriculata (Lindl.) Luer 2004 - See Pleurothallis auriculata Lindl. 1836

~Specklinia avenacea (Ames) Luer 2004 - See Pleurothallis avenacea Ames 1908

~Specklinia aveniformis (Hoehne) Luer 2004 - See Pleurothallis aveniformis Hoehne 1950

~Specklinia barbacenensis (Barb. Rodr.) Luer 2004 - See Pleurothallis barbacenensis Barb. Rodr. 1881

~Specklinia barboselloides (Schltr.) Pridgeon & M.W. Chase 2001 - See Pleurothallis corniculata [Sw.] Lindl. 1842

~Specklinia barbulata (Lindl.) Luer 2004 - See Pleurothallis barbulata Lindl. 1859

~Specklinia biglandulosa (Schltr.) Pridgeon & M.W.Chase 2001 - See Pleurothallis grobyi Bateman ex Lindl. 1835

~Specklinia breviscapa (C.Schweinf.) Luer 2004 - See Pleurothallis breviscapa C. Schweinf. 1935

~Specklinia brighamii (S.Watson) Pridgeon & M.W.Chase 2001 - See Pleurothallis brighamii S. Watson 1888

~Specklinia bupleurifolia (Porsch) Luer 2004 - See Pleurothallis linearifolia Cogn. 1896

~Specklinia caldensis (Hoehne & Schltr.) Luer 2004 - See Pleurothallis caldensis Hoehne & Schltr. 1926

~Specklinia calderae (Luer) Luer 2004 - See Pleurothallis immersa Linden & Rchb. f. 1855

~Specklinia calyptrostele (Schltr.) Pridgeon & M.W.Chase 2001 - See Pleurothallis calyptrostele Schltr.1923

~Specklinia capillaris (Lindl.) Luer 2004 - See Pleurothallis auriculata Lindl. 1836

~Specklinia caudatipetala (C.Schweinf.) Luer 2004 - See Pleurothallis abbreviata Schltr. 1912

~Specklinia cestrochila (Garay) Pridgeon & M.W.Chase 2001 - See Pleurothallis cestrochila Garay 1973

~*Specklinia ciliaris Lindl. 1838 - See Trichosalpinx ciliaris (Lindl.) Luer 1836

~Specklinia citrina (Schltr.) Luer 2004 - See Pleurothallis obovata (Lindl.) Lindl. 1842

~Specklinia claviculata (Luer & Hirtz) Luer 2004 - See Pleurothallis claviculata Luer & Hirtz 1996

~Specklinia cocornaensis (Luer & R. Escobar) Luer 2004 - See Pleurothallis cocornaensis Luer & R. Escobar 1996

~Specklinia colombiana (Garay) Pridgeon & M.W.Chase 2001 - See Acostaea costaricensis Schlechter 1923

~Specklinia condylata (Luer) Pridgeon & M.W.Chase 2001 - See Pleurothallis condylata Luer 1976

~Specklinia convallaria (Schltr.) Luer 2004 - See Pleurothallis convallaria Schltr. 1923

~Specklinia corniculata (Sw.) Steud. 1841 - See Pleurothallis corniculata [Sw.] Lindl. 1842

~Specklinia costaricensis (Rolfe) Pridgeon & M.W. Chase 2001 - See Pleurothallis costaricensis Rolfe 1917

~Specklinia crinita (Barb.Rodr.) F.Barros 1983 - See Pleurothallis crinita Barb. Rodr. 1877

~Specklinia cryptantha (Barb.Rodr.) Luer 2004 - See Pleurothallis saundersiana Rchb.f. 1866

~Specklinia cypripedioides (Luer) Luer 2004 - See Pleurothallis cypripedioides Luer 1975

~Specklinia depauperata (Cogn.) F. Barros 1984 - See *Pleurothallis depauperata Cogn. 1896

~Specklinia dichotoma Poepp. & Endl. 1836 - See Pleurothallis aristata Hook. 1939

~Specklinia diminuta (Luer) Luer 2004 - See Pleurothallis diminuta Luer 1981

~Specklinia dolichopus (Schltr.) Luer 2004 - See Pleurothallis dolichopus Schlechter 1912

~Specklinia dryadum (Schltr.) Luer 2004 - See Pleurothallis dryadum

~Specklinia duplooyi (Luer & Sayers) Luer 2004 - See Pleurothallis duplooyi Luer & Sayers 2001

~Specklinia elegantula (Cogn.) Luer 2004 - See Pleurothallis elegantula Cogn. 1906

~Specklinia emarginata Lindl. 1830 - See Pleurothallis corniculata [Sw.] Lindl. 1842

~Specklinia endotrachys (Rchb.f.) Pridgeon & M.W.Chase 2001 - See Pleurothallis endotrachys Rchb.f 1876

~Specklinia erucosa (Luer & R. Escobar) Luer 2004 - See Pleurothallis erucosa Luer & R. Escobar 1998

~Specklinia eugenii (Pabst) Luer 2004 - See Pleurothallis linearifolia Cogn. 1896

~Specklinia ezechiasi (Hoehne) Luer 2004 - See Pleurothallis grobyi Bateman ex Lindl. 1835

~Specklinia fimbriata (Ames & C.Schweinf.) Solano 2002-3 - See Pleurothallis setosa C. Schweinf. 1941

~Specklinia flexuosa Poepp. & Endl. 1836 - See Pleurothallis flexuosa (Poepp. & Endl.) Lindl. 1842

~Specklinia floribunda Lindl. 1830 - See Pleurothallis auriculata Lindl. 1836

~Specklinia florulenta (Linden & Rchb.f.) Pridgeon & M.W.Chase 2001 - See Pleurothallis picta Lindley 1836

~Specklinia fulgens (Rchb.f.) Pridgeon & M.W.Chase 2001 - See Pleurothallis fulgens Rchb.f. 1875

~Specklinia gelida (Lindl.) Luer 2004 - See Pleurothallis gelida Lindl. 1841

~*Specklinia graminea Poepp. & Endl. 1836 - See Sigmatostalix graminea (Poepp. & Endl.) Rchb. f. 1852

~Specklinia grobyi (Bateman ex Lindl.) F. Barros 1984 - See Pleurothallis grobyi Bateman ex Lindl. 1836

~Specklinia hastata (Ames) Pridgeon & M.W. Chase 2001 - See Pleurothallis alata A.Rich. & Gal. 1845

~Specklinia hians (Lindl.) Luer 2004 - See Pleurothallis hians Lindl. 1836

~Specklinia hygrophila (Barb.Rodr.) F.Barros 1983 publ. 1984 - See Pleurothallis barbacenensis Barb. Rodr. 1881

~Specklinia hypnicola (Lindl.) F.de Barros 1984 - See Pleurothallis hypnicola Lindl. 1842

~Specklinia imbricata (Barb.Rodr.) Luer 2004 - See Lepanthes imbricata (Barb. Rodr.) Barb. Rodr. 1881

~Specklinia immersa (Linden & Rchb.f.) Luer 2004 - See Pleurothallis immersa Linden & Rchb. f. 1855

~Specklinia imraei (Lindl.) Luer 2004 - See Pleurothallis imraei Lindl. 1859

~Specklinia involuta (L.O. Williams) Luer 2004 - See Pleurothallis barbulata Lindl. 1859

~Specklinia lanceola (Sw.) Lindl. 1830 - See Pleurothallis lanceola (Sw.) Spreng. 1826

~Specklinia lateritia (Rchb.f.) Pridgeon & M.W.Chase 2001 - See Pleurothallis lanceola (Sw.) Spreng. 1826

~Specklinia lehmanneptis (Luer & R.Escobar) Luer 2004 - See Pleurothallis lehmanneptis Luer & R.Escobar R. 1998

~Specklinia lentiginosa (F.Lehm. & Kraenzl.) Pridgeon & M.W.Chase 2001 - See Pleurothallis lentiginosa F.Lehm. & Kraenzl. 1899

~Specklinia leontoglossa (Rchb.f.) Luer 2004 - See Pleurothallis uniflora Lindl. 1836

~Specklinia lepanthoides (Schltr.) Luer 2004 - See Trichosalpinx arbuscula [Lindley]Luer 1983

~Specklinia leptotifolia (Barb.Rodr.) F.Barros 1984 - See Pleurothallis leptotifolia Barb. Rodr. 1877

~Specklinia leptotifolia (Barb.Rodr.) Luer 2004 - See Pleurothallis leptotifolia Barb. Rodr. 1877

~Specklinia leucopyramis (Rchb. f.) Luer 2004 - See Pleurothallis leucopyramis Rchb. f. 1876

~Specklinia linearifolia (Cogn.) Luer 2004 - See Pleurothallis linearifolia Cogn. 1896

~Specklinia longicaulis (Lindl.) Luer 2004 - See Pleurothallis auriculata Lindl. 1836

~Specklinia luteola (Lindl.) F.Barros 1983 publ. 1984 - See Pleurothallis luteola Lindl. 1841

~Specklinia macroblepharis (Rchb. f.) Pridgeon & M.W. Chase 2001 - See Pleurothallis macroblepharis Rchb. f. 1874

~Specklinia marginalis (Rchb.f.) F.Barros 1983 publ. 1984 - See Pleurothallis marginalis Rchb. f. 1855

~Specklinia marginata (Lindl.) Pridgeon & M.W.Chase 2001 - See Pleurothallis picta Lindley 1836

~Specklinia matinhensis (Hoehne) Luer 2004 - See Pleurothallis matinhensis Hoehne 1938

~Specklinia medinae (Luer & J.Portilla) Luer 2004 - See Pleurothallis medinae Luer & J.J. Portilla 2000

~Specklinia megalops (Luer) Pridgeon & M.W. Chase 2004 - See Pleurothallis megalops Luer 1982

~Specklinia microgemma (Schltr. ex Hoehne) F.Barros 1984 - See Pleurothallis microgemma Schltr. ex Hoehne 1936

~Specklinia microphylla (A.Rich. & Galeotti) Pridgeon & M.W.Chase 2001 - See

~Specklinia minima (C. Schweinf.) Luer 2004 - See Pleurothallis barbulata Lindl. 1859

~Specklinia minutalis (Lindl.) Luer 2004 - See Pleurothallis minutalis Lindl.1859

~Specklinia montepelladensis (Hoehne) Luer 2004 - See Pleurothallis montipelladensis Hoehne 1929

~Specklinia oblanceolata (L.O.Williams) Luer 2004 - See Pleurothallis minutalis Lindl.1859

~Specklinia obovata Lindl. 1839 - See Pleurothallis obovata (Lindl.) Lindl. 1842

~*Specklinia orbicularis Lindl. 1838; - See Trichosalpinx orbicularis (Lindl.) Luer 1983

~Specklinia ornata (Rchb. f.) Luer 2004 - See Pleurothallis ornata Rchb. f. 1882

~Specklinia peduncularis (Kuntze) F.Barros 1983 publ. 1984 - See Myoxanthus exasperatus (Lindl.) Luer 1982

~Specklinia peperomioides (Ames) Luer 2004 - See Pleurothallis peperomioides Ames 1923

~Specklinia periodica (Ames) Pridgeon & M.W.Chase 2001 - See Pleurothallis simmleriana Rendle 1900

~Specklinia picta (Lindl.) Pridgeon & M.W.Chase 2001 - See Pleurothallis picta Lindley 1836

~Specklinia pidax (Luer) Luer 2004 - See Pleurothallis gelida Lindl. 1841

~Specklinia piratiningana (Hoehne) F.Barros 1983 publ. 1984 - See Pleurothallis piratiningana Hoehne 1937

~Specklinia platystylis (Schltr.) Luer 2004 - See Pleurothallis platystylis Schltr. 1912

~Specklinia pyrsodes (Rchb. f.) Pridgeon & M.W. Chase 2001 - See Pleurothallis corniculata [Sw.] Lindl. 1842

~Specklinia quadrifida (Lex.) Luer 2004 - See Pleurothallis quadrifida [La Llave & Lex]Lindley 1842

~Specklinia rabei (Foldats) Luer 2004 - See Pleurothallis breviscapa C. Schweinf. 1935

~Specklinia recurva (Lindl.) F.Barros 1984 - See Pleurothallis recurva Lindl. 1841

~Specklinia resupinata (Ames) Luer 2004 - See Pleurothallis resupinata Ames 1908

~Specklinia retusa (Lex.) Lindl. 1835 - See Pleurothallis aristocratica L.O. Williams 1946

~Specklinia rigidula (Cogn.) Luer 2004 - See Pleurothallis linearifolia Cogn. 1896

~Specklinia rubens (Lindl.) F.Barros 1983 publ. 1984 - See Pleurothallis rubens Lindl. 1836

~Specklinia saundersiana (Rchb.f.) F.Barros 1983 publ. 1984 - See Pleurothallis saundersiana Rchb.f. 1866

~Specklinia schudelii (Luer & Hirtz) Luer 2004 - See Pleurothallis schudelii Luer & Hirtz 2002

~Specklinia sclarea (Rchb.f.) Pridgeon & M.W.Chase 2001 - See Pleurothallis lanceola (Sw.) Spreng. 1826

~Specklinia sclerophylla (Lindl.) Luer, Monogr 2004 - See Pleurothallis sclerophylla Lindl. 1835-6

~Specklinia seriata (Lindl.) Pridgeon & M.W.Chase 2001 - See Pleurothallis seriata Lindl. 1840

~Specklinia sertularioides (Sw.) Lindl. 1830 - See Pleurothallis sertularioides (Sw.) Spreng. 1826

~Specklinia setosa (C.Schweinf.) Pridgeon & M.W.Chase 2001 - See Pleurothallis setosa C. Schweinf. 1941

~Specklinia simmleriana (Rendle) Luer 2004 - See Pleurothallis simmleriana Rendle 1900

~Specklinia sonderiana (Rchb.f.) F.Barros 1983 publ. 1984 - See Pleurothallis sonderana Rchb. f. 1849

~Specklinia spectrilinguis (Rchb.f.) Luer 2004 - See Pleurothallis alata A.Rich. & Gal. 1845

~Specklinia sprucei (Lindl.) Luer 2004 - See Pleurothallis ciliata Knowles ex Westc.1837

~Specklinia striata (H.Focke) Luer 2004 - See Pleurothallis uniflora Lindl. 1836

~Specklinia strumosa (Ames) Pridgeon & M.W. Chase 2002 - See Pleurothallis alata A.Rich. & Gal. 1845

~Specklinia sulphurea (Barb. Rodr.) Luer 2004 - See Pleurothallis sulphurea Barb. Rodr. 1881

~Specklinia tarantula (Luer & Hirtz) Luer 2004 - See Pleurothallis tarantula Luer & Hirtz 1996

~Specklinia tenax (Luer & R. Escobar) Pridgeon & M.W. Chase 2001 - See Acostaea tenax Luer & R. Escobar 1982

~Specklinia tribuloides (Sw.) Pridgeon & M.W.Chase 2001 - See Pleurothallis tribuloides (Sw.) Lindl. 1830

~Specklinia trilobata (Luer) Pridgeon & M.W. Chase 2001 - See Acostaea trilobata Luer 1975

~Specklinia tripterantha (Rchb.f.) Luer 2004 -See Pleurothallis tripterantha Rchb.f 1854

~Specklinia uniflora (Lindl.) Pridgeon & M.W. Chase 2001 - See Pleurothallis uniflora Lindl. 1836

~Specklinia vaginata (Schltr.) Luer 2004 - See Pleurothallis imraei Lindl. 1859

~Specklinia villosa (Knowles & Westc.) Luer 2004 - See Trichosalpinx ciliaris (Lindl.) Luer 1836

~Specklinia vittariifolia (Schltr.) Pridgeon & M.W.Chase 2001 - See Pleurothallis glandulosa Ames 1923

~Specklinia welteri (Pabst) Luer 2004 - See Pleurothallis welteri Pabst 1964

~Specklinia yucatanensis (Ames & C.Schweinf.) Pridgeon & M.W.Chase 2001 - See Pleurothallis yucatanensis Ames & C. Schweinf. 1932

`Sphyrarhynchus Mansf. 1935 SUBFAMILY Epidendrodeae, TRIBE Vandeae, SUBTRIBE Aerangidinae.

A montotypic genus occuring in Tanzania and Kenya with miniature plants with a few glaucous, small leaves and compressed roots that turn green when wet with a few large white flowers flashed with green on each short axillary inflorescence

Common Name or Meaning The Hammered Nose Orchid

Type Species = ! = Sphyrarhynchus schliebenii Mansf. 1935

1. Sphyrarhynchus schliebenii Mansf. 1935

   LATE

Sphyrastylis Schltr. 1920 SUBFAMILY Epidendroideae, TRIBE Maxillarieae SUBTRIBE Orinthocephalinae

This is a miniature fan-shaped genus that has about 10 species found in South America with a column that widens towards the apex and bears a proportionately large anther

Common Name or Meaning The Hammer-Like Column Sphyrastylis

Type Species = ! = Sphyrastylis oberonioides Schlechter 1920

1. Sphyrastylis ecuadorensis Garay 1968

   

2. Sphyrastylis escobariana Garay 1967

   to

3. Sphyrastylis tsubotae P.Ortiz 1996

4. Sphyrastylis urceilabris P. Ortiz & R. Escobar 1991

   

Spiculaea Lindl. 1840 SUBFAMILY Orchidoideae, TRIBE Diurideae, SUBTRIBE Drakaeinae

SPICULEA (spiked column wings) CILIATA (soft hairs on the labellum). This remarkable orchid is the product of a much harsher environment than that of the present. It has adapted to survive, flower and reproduce in the summer months (November to January) when all surface moisture is absent. It is widely distributed inland to the goldfields and west to the Darling Scarp where it grows in thin layers of moss and soil on and around granite sheets of rock. To withstand the environmental hazards, the leaf and stem dry off from the base upward to force the sap up the succulent stem enabling the buds to open in turn. This survival trait is demonstrated well when a plant can be plucked, placed in a letter and sent by post without any protection half way across the world to the USA or to Europe, and when received the buds will continue to open. The pollinating strategy is similar to that of the Drakea where the insect imitating labellum is attached to a wiry stem hinged in the centre. Although not sensitive it can only move in the direction of the column (as with Drakea) and achieves pollination via pseudo-copulation. The male wasps, attempting to carry off the sham female, are carried forward and guided by the spiked column wings either to transfer pollen to the stigma or to be daubed with pollen to be carried to another plant. A truly remarkable orchid. Ron Heberle April 2003

Type Species = ! = Spiculaea ciliata Lindl. 1839

1. !Spiculaea ciliata Lindl. 1839

   MID

   ~Spiculaea huntiana (F.Muell.) Schltr. 1921 - See Thynninorchis huntiana ( F.Muell. ) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem. 2002

~Spilotantha Luer 2006 - See Masdevallia Ruiz and Pavon 1794 SUBFAMILY Epidendroideae, TRIBE Epidendreae, SUBTRIBE Pleurothallidinae

~Spilotantha abbreviata (Rchb.f.) Luer 2006 - See Masdevallia abbreviata Rchb. f. 1878

~Spilotantha alvaroi (Luer & R.Escobar) Luer 2006 - See Masdevallia alvaroi Luer & R.Escobar 1978

~Spilotantha amanda (Rchb.f. & Warsz.) Luer 2006 - See Masdevallia amanda Rchb. f. 1854

~Spilotantha bulbophyllopsis (Kraenzl.) Luer 2006 - See Masdevallia bulbophyllopsis Kraenzl. 1921

~Spilotantha caloptera (Rchb.f.) Luer 2006 - See Masdevallia caloptera Rchb.f 1874

~Spilotantha chaetostoma (Luer) Luer 2006 - See Masdevallia chaetostoma Luer 1978

~Spilotantha corazonica (Schltr.) Luer 2006 - See Masdevallia corazonica Schltr. 1921

~Spilotantha dalstroemii (Luer) Luer 2006 - See Masdevallia dalestroemii Luer 1984

~Spilotantha delphina (Luer) Luer 2006 - See Masdevallia delphina Luer 1978

~Spilotantha dimorphotricha (Luer & Hirtz) Luer 2006 - See Masdevallia dimorphotricha Luer & Hirtz 1995

~Spilotantha graminea (Luer) Luer 2006 - See Masdevallia graminea Luer 1979

~Spilotantha hydrae (Luer) Luer 2006 - See Masdevallia hydrae Luer 1980

~Spilotantha lehmannii (Rchb.f.) Luer 2006 -See Masdevallia lehmannii Rchb. f. 1877

~Spilotantha leptoura (Luer) Luer 2006 - See Masdevallia leptoura Luer 1983

~Spilotantha melanopus (Rchb.f.) Luer 2006 - See Masdevallia melanopus Rchb.f 1874

~Spilotantha microsiphon (Luer) Luer 2006 - See Masdevallia microsiphon Luer 1978

~Spilotantha ova-avis (Luer) Luer 2006 - See Masdevallia ova-avis Luer 1978

~Spilotantha pachyura (Rchb.f.) Luer 2006 - See Masdevallia pachyura Rchb. f. 1874

~Spilotantha polysticta (Rchb.f.) Luer 2006 - See Masdevallia polysticta Rchb. f. 1874

~Spilotantha porphyrea (Luer) Luer 2006 - See Masdevallia porphyrea Luer 1980

~Spilotantha pozoi (Königer) Luer 2006 - See Masdevallia polysticta Rchb. f. 1874

~Spilotantha pulcherrima (Luer & Andreetta) Luer 2006 - See Masdevallia pulcherrima Luer & Andreetta 1980

~Spilotantha rafaeliana (Luer) Luer 2006 - See Masdevallia rafaeliana Luer 1979

~Spilotantha sertula (Luer & Andreetta) Luer 2006 - See Masdevallia sertula C.A.Luer & Andreetta 1991

~Spilotantha staaliana (Luer & Hirtz) Luer 2006 - See Masdevallia staaliana Luer & Hirtz 1994

~Spilotantha tentaculata (Luer) Luer 2006 - See Masdevallia tentaculata Luer 1982

~Spilotantha tridens (Rchb.f.) Luer 2006 - See Masdevallia tridens Rchb. f. 1879

~Spilotantha vittatula (Luer & R.Escobar) Luer 2006 - See Masdevallia vittatula Luer & R.Escobar 1996

~Spilotantha xanthodactyla (Rchb.f.) Luer 2006 - See Masdevallia melanopus Rchb.f 1874

Spiranthes L. C. Rich. 1817 SUBFAMILY Spiranthoideae, TRIBE Cranichideae, SUBTRIBE Spiranthinae.

There are approximately 50 species of this terrestrial, or rarely epiphytic or lithophytic genus which are spread through all the temperate parts of the globe. They have tuberous or heavily fibrous roots and insignificant leaves and a inflorescence that arises out of the middle of the leaves that are elongate racemes of flowers arranged in a spiral fashion. Culture is highly varied and location of the species should be known to apply proper culture.

Common Name or Meaning refers to the spiral form the flower take on the raceme

Synonyms `Aristotelea Lour. 1790; Cyclopogon C. Presl 1827; `Cycloptera (R. Brown) Spach 1841; Dothilis Raf. 1836-7; Gyrostachys Pers. ex Blume 1859; Ibidium Salisb. ex Small 1913; Stenorrhynchos Rich. ex Spreng. 1826; Triorchis Millan 1765

Type Species = ! = Ophrys spiralis L. 1753 = Spiranthes spiralis (L.) Chevall. 1836

~Spiranthes acaulis (Sm.) Cogn. 1895 - See Sarcoglottis acaulis (Sm.) Schltr. 1919

~Spiranthes acaulis var. picta (Anderson) Teusch 1974 - See Sarcoglottis acaulis (Sm.) Schltr. 1919

~*Spiranthes actinosophila Barb. Rodr. 1881 - See Eurystyles actinosophila (Barb. Rodr.) Schltr. 1925

1. Spiranthes aestivalis (Poiret) L.C.M. Richard 1818

   MID

   ~Spiranthes aestivalis Oakes 1842 - See Spiranthes lucida (H.H.Eaton) Ames 1908

   ~Spiranthes albescens Barb.Rodr. 1877 - See

   ~*Spiranthes albovaginata C.Schweinf. 1937 - See Deiregyne albovaginata (C.Schweinf.) Garay 1980 publ. 1982

   ~Spiranthes allemanii (Barb.Rodr.) Cogn. 1895 - See Sarcoglottis acaulis (Sm.) Schltr. 1919

   ~Spiranthes alpestris Barb.Rodr. 1877 - See Cyclopogon congestus (Vell.) Hoehne 1945

   ~Spiranthes amabilis Ames 1923 - See Spiranthes tenuis Lindl. 1840

   ~Spiranthes amoena (M.Bieb.) Spreng. 1826 - See Spiranthes sinensis (Pers.) Ames 1908

   ~Spiranthes annua Lesq. ex Brandeger & Coville 1888 publ. 1891 - See Spiranthes cernua (L.) Rich. 1817

   ~Spiranthes aristotelea (Raeusch.) Merr. 1919 - See Spiranthes sinensis (Pers.) Ames 1908

   ~Spiranthes arrabidae (Rchb.f.) Warm. 1884 - See Stenorrhynchos lanceolatum (Aubl.) Rich. ex Spreng. 1826

   ~Spiranthes arseniana Kraenzl. 1915 - See Sarcoglottis schaffneri (Rchb.f.) Ames 1905

   ~Spiranthes assurgens Rchb.f. 1866 - See Sarcoglottis acaulis (Sm.) Schltr. 1919

   ~Spiranthes aurantiaca (Lex.) Hemsl. 1884 - See Dichromanthus aurantiacus (Lex.) Salazar & Soto Arenas 2002

   ~Spiranthes aurantiaca var. acuminata B.L.Rob. & Seaton 1893 - See Dichromanthus aurantiacus (Lex.) Salazar & Soto Arenas 2002

2. Spiranthes australis ( R.Br. ) Lindl. 1824

   to

   ~Spiranthes australis (Rchb. f.) Lindl. 1825 - See Listera australis Lindl. 1840

   ~Spiranthes australis var. suishaensis Hayata 1916 - See Spiranthes sinensis (Pers.) Ames 1908

   ~Spiranthes australis var. viridiflora Makino 1926 - See Spiranthes sinensis (Pers.) Ames 1908

   ~Spiranthes autumnalis L.C.M. Richard 1817 - See Spiranthes spiralis (Linne) Chevallier 1836

   ~Spiranthes autumnalis (Balb.) Rich. 1817 - See Spiranthes spiralis (L.) Chevall. 1836

   ~*Spiranthes bonariensis Lindl. 1840 - See Pelexia bonariensis (Lindl.) Schltr. 1920

   ~Spiranthes brevifolia Chapm. 1860 - See Spiranthes longilabris Lindl. 1840

   ~Spiranthes butantanensis Hoehne 1918 - See Veyretia neuroptera (Rchb.f. & Warm.) Szlach. 1995

   ~Spiranthes calcarata (Sw.) Jimenez 1962 - See Eltroplectris calcarata (Sw.) Garay & H.R. Sweet 1972

   ~Spiranthes callifera C. Schweinf. 1962 - See Pelexia callifera (C. Schweinf.) Garay 1978

   ~*Spiranthes calophylla Barb.Rodr. 1877 - See Cyclopogon calophyllus (Barb.Rodr.) Barb.Rodr. 1877

   ~Spiranthes camposnovensis Hoehne 1912 - See Veyretia neuroptera (Rchb.f. & Warm.) Szlach. 1995

   ~Spiranthes ceracifolia (Barb.Rodr.) Barb.Rodr. 1881 - See Lankesterella ceracifolia (Barb.Rodr.) Mansf. 1940

3. Spiranthes cernua (L.) Rich. 1817

   to LATE

   ~Spiranthes cernua var. ochroleuca Ames 1905 - See Spiranthes cernua (L.) Rich. 1817

   ~Spiranthes cernua [L.] L. C. Rich. var odorata [Nutth.] Correll 1940 - See Spiranthes odorata (Nutt.) Lindl. 1834

   ~Spiranthes cheirostyloides (Schltr.) C.Schweinf. 1941 - See Spiranthes tenuis Lindl. 1840

   ~Spiranthes cobanensis Schltr. 1918 - See - See Aulosepalum pyramidale [Lindl.] Dix & Dix

   ~Spiranthes coccinea Garay 1967 - See Spiranthes odorata (Nutt.) Lindl. 1834

   ~Spiranthes colorans Hemsl. 1884 - See Stenorrhynchos speciosum [Jacq.] Rich. ex Spreng. 1817

   ~Spiranthes colorata N.E. Br. 1883 - See Stenorrhynchos speciosum (Gmelin} Rich. ex Spreng. 1817

   ~Spiranthes colorata var. maculata (Blume) N.E. Br. 1883 - See Stenorrhynchos speciosum (Gmelin} Rich. ex Spreng. 1817

   ~Spiranthes congesta Lindl. 1824 - See Spiranthes sinensis (Pers.) Ames 1908

   ~Spiranthes constricta (Small) K.Schum. 1898 - See Spiranthes cernua (L.) Rich. 1817

   ~Spiranthes crispata Zoll. & Moritzi 1846 - See Spiranthes sinensis (Pers.) Ames 1908

   ~Spiranthes curvicalcarata C.Schweinf. 1941 - See Pelexia laxa (Poepp. & Endl.) Lindl. 1840

   ~*Spiranthes cuspidata Lindl. 1840 - See Mesadenella cuspidata ( Lindl. ) Garay 1978

   ~Spiranthes decipiens Hook. 1839 - See Goodyera oblongifolia Raf. 1833

   ~Spiranthes densa A.Rich. 1841 - See Spiranthes sinensis (Pers.) Ames 1908

   ~Spiranthes ekmanii (Kraenzl.) Hauman 1920 - See Pelexia ekmanii (Kraenzl.) Schltr. 1920

   ~Spiranthes elata (Sw.) Rich. 1817 - See Cyclopogon elatus (Sw.) Schltr. 1919

   ~Spiranthes elata var. ovata Cogn. 1905 - See Cyclopogon elatus (Sw.) Schltr. 1919

   ~Spiranthes emiliae M.C.Johnst. 1981 - See Sarcoglottis schaffneri (Rchb.f.) Ames 1905

   ~Spiranthes excelsa Kraenzl. 1911 - See Sauroglossum nitidum (Vell.) Schltr. 1920

   ~Spiranthes fawcettii Cogn. 1909 - See Spiranthes tenuis Lindl. 1840

   ~Spiranthes flexuosa (Sm.) Lindl. 1824 - See Listera australis Lindl. 1840

   ~Spiranthes gemmipara (Sm.) Lindl. 1829 - See Spiranthes romanzoffiana Cham. 1828

   ~Spiranthes glauca Raf. 1837 - See Spiranthes sinensis (Pers.) Ames 1908

   ~Spiranthes gracilis (Bigelow) Beck 1833 - Spiranthes lacera var. gracilis (Bigelow) Luer 1975

   ~*Spiranthes grandiflora Lindl. 1826 - See Sarcoglottis grandiflora (Lindl.) Klotzsch 1842

   ~Spiranthes grandis (Blume) Hassk. 1844 - See Goodyera rubicunda (Blume) Lindl. 1839

   ~*Spiranthes hyemalis A. Rich. & Galeotti 1845 - See Schiedeella hyemalis (A. Rich. & Galeotti) Burns-Bal. 1981

   ~Spiranthes hypnophila Barb.Rodr. 1877 - See Pelexia novofriburgensis (Rchb.f.) Garay 1980 publ. 1982

   ~Spiranthes indica Lindl. ex Steud. 1841 - See Spiranthes sinensis (Pers.) Ames 1908

   ~Spiranthes jaliscana S. Watson 1891 - See Stenorrhynchos lanceolatum (Aubl.) Rich. ex Spreng. 1826

4. Spiranthes lacera var. gracilis (Bigelow) Luer 1975

   to THROUGH

5. Spiranthes laciniata [Small]Ames 1905

   to to

   ~Spiranthes lancea (Thunb. ex Sw.) Bakh.f. & Steenis 1950 - See Herminium lanceum (Thunb. ex Sw.) Vuikj. 1961

   ~Spiranthes lanceolata (Aubl.) León 1946 - See Stenorrhynchos lanceolatum (Aubl.) Rich. ex Spreng. 1826

   ~Spiranthes lanceolata var. luteoalba (Rchb.f.) Luer 1972 - See Stenorrhynchos lanceolatum (Aubl.) Rich. ex Spreng. 1826

   ~Spiranthes lanceolata var. paludicola Luer1971 - See Stenorrhynchos lanceolatum (Aubl.) Rich. ex Spreng. 1826

   ~Spiranthes lanuginosa A.Rich. & Galeotti 1845 - See Dichromanthus aurantiacus (Lex.) Salazar & Soto Arenas 2002

   ~Spiranthes latifolia Torr. ex Lindl. 1840 - See Spiranthes lucida (H.H.Eaton) Ames 1908

   ~Spiranthes latifolia A.Rich. & Galeotti 1845 - See Sarcoglottis schaffneri (Rchb.f.) Ames 1905

   ~Spiranthes laxa (Poepp. & Endl.) C.Schweinf. 1941 - See Pelexia laxa (Poepp. & Endl.) Lindl. 1840

   ~Spiranthes leucosticta Rchb.f. 1885 - See Pelexia novofriburgensis (Rchb.f.) Garay 1980 publ. 1982

   ~*Spiranthes lindleyana Link, Klotzsch & Otto 1840 - See Cyclopogon lindleyanus (Link, Klotzsch & Otto) Schltr. 1920

   ~Spiranthes lindmaniana Kraenzl, 1911 - See Veyretia neuroptera (Rchb.f. & Warm.) Szlach. 1995

   ~Spiranthes lineata Lindl. 1840 - See Spiranthes tenuis Lindl. 1840

   ~*Spiranthes longibracteata Barb. Rodr. 1877 - See Cyclopogon longibracteatus (Barb. Rodr.) Schltr. 1920

   ~Spiranthes longifolia (Blume) Lindl. 1840 - See Lepidogyne longifolia (Blume) Blume 1859

6. Spiranthes longilabris Lindl. 1840

   LATE

   ~Spiranthes longipetiolata Rchb.f. 1866 - See Pelexia laxa (Poepp. & Endl.) Lindl. 1840

   ~Spiranthes longispicata A.Rich. 1841 - See Spiranthes sinensis (Pers.) Ames 1908

7. Spiranthes lucida (H.H.Eaton) Ames 1908

   ~Spiranthes lupulina (Lindl.) Hemsl. 1884 - See Dichromanthus aurantiacus (Lex.) Salazar & Soto Arenas 2002

   ~Spiranthes maculata (Rolfe) C.Schweinf. 1941 - See Pelexia laxa (Poepp. & Endl.) Lindl. 1840

   ~*Spiranthes metalica Rolfe 1896 - See Sarcoglottis metallica (Rolfe) Schltr. 1920

   ~Spiranthes micrantha Barb.Rodr. 1877 - See Spiranthes tenuis Lindl. 1840

   ~Spiranthes navarrensis (Ames) L.O.Williams 1942 - See Stenorrhynchos navarrense Ames 1925

   ~Spiranthes neocaledonica Schltr. 1906 - See Spiranthes sinensis (Pers.) Ames 1908

   ~*Spiranthes neuroptera Rchb.f. & Warm. 1881 - See Veyretia neuroptera (Rchb.f. & Warm.) Szlach. 1995

   ~Spiranthes nitida (Vell.) Cogn. 1895 - See Sauroglossum nitidum (Vell.) Schltr. 1920

   ~Spiranthes novae-zelandiae Hook.f. 1852 - See Spiranthes sinensis (Pers.) Ames 1908

   ~Spiranthes novofriburgensis (Rchb.f.) Rchb.f. 1866 - See Pelexia novofriburgensis (Rchb.f.) Garay 1980 publ. 1982

   ~Spiranthes nutans (Kunth & C.D.Bouché) Garay & Dunst. 1976 - See Stenorrhynchos speciosum [Jacq.] Rich. ex Spreng. 1817

8. Spiranthes odorata (Nutt.) Lindl. 1834

   to

   ~Spiranthes orchioides (Sw.) A. Rich. 1850 - See Stenorrhynchos lanceolatum (Aubl.) Rich. ex Spreng. 1826

   ~Spiranthes orchioides (Sw.) Hemsl. 1884 - See Stenorrhynchos lanceolatum (Aubl.) Rich. ex Spreng. 1826

   ~Spiranthes