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Species

At the present time (May 2014), 19 species are accepted.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. #''

Rhynchostele aptera ''Rhynchostele'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae, native to Mexico, Central America and Venezuela. The genus name is abbreviated as ''Rst.'' in the horticultural trade. Species At the present time (May 2014), 1 ...

'' (Lex.) Soto Arenas & Salazar - from

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to Oaxaca #'' Rhynchostele bictoniensis'' (Bateman) Soto Arenas & Salazar - from Oaxaca to Panama #'' Rhynchostele candidula'' (Rchb.f.) Soto Arenas & Salazar - Oaxaca #''

Rhynchostele cervantesii ''Rhynchostele'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae, native to Mexico, Central America and Venezuela. The genus name is abbreviated as ''Rst.'' in the horticultural trade. Species At the present time (May 2014), 1 ...

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Puebla Puebla ( en, colony, settlement), officially Free and Sovereign State of Puebla ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Puebla), is one of the 32 states which comprise the Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided into 217 municipalities and its cap ...

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Rhynchostele ehrenbergii ''Rhynchostele'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae, native to Mexico, Central America and Venezuela. The genus name is abbreviated as ''Rst.'' in the horticultural trade. Species At the present time (May 2014), 1 ...

'' (Link, Klotzsch & Otto) Soto Arenas & Salazar - from Hidalgo to Oaxaca #''

Rhynchostele galeottiana ''Rhynchostele'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae, native to Mexico, Central America and Venezuela. The genus name is abbreviated as ''Rst.'' in the horticultural trade. Species At the present time (May 2014), 1 ...

'' (A.Rich.) Soto Arenas & Salazar - Oaxaca #''

Rhynchostele hortensiae ''Rhynchostele'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae, native to Mexico, Central America and Venezuela. The genus name is abbreviated as ''Rst.'' in the horticultural trade. Species At the present time (May 2014), 1 ...

'' (R.L.Rodr.) Soto Arenas & Salazar -

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Rhynchostele × humeana ''Rhynchostele'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae, native to Mexico, Central America and Venezuela. The genus name is abbreviated as ''Rst.'' in the horticultural trade. Species At the present time (May 2014), 1 ...

'' (Rchb.f.) Soto Arenas & Salazar - Oaxaca #'' Rhynchostele londesboroughiana'' (Rchb.f.) Soto Arenas & Salazar - Guerrero #'' Rhynchostele maculata'' (Lex.) Soto Arenas & Salazar ##''Rhynchostele maculata ''subsp''. maculata'' - Oaxaca ##''Rhynchostele maculata ''subsp''. oestlundiana'' (L.O.Williams) Soto Arenas & R.Jiménez - from Veracruz to

##''Rhynchostele maculata ''f''. perotensis'' Soto Arenas & R.Jiménez - Veracruz,

#'' Rhynchostele madrensis'' (Rchb.f.) Soto Arenas & Salazar - Oaxaca #'' Rhynchostele majalis'' (Rchb.f.) Soto Arenas & Salazar - from Tabasco to

Guatemala Guatemala ( ; ), officially the Republic of Guatemala ( es, República de Guatemala, links=no), is a country in Central America. It is bordered to the north and west by Mexico; to the northeast by Belize and the Caribbean; to the east by H ...

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#'' Rhynchostele pygmaea'' (Lindl.) Rchb.f. -

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Chiapas Chiapas (; Tzotzil language, Tzotzil and Tzeltal language, Tzeltal: ''Chyapas'' ), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Chiapas ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Chiapas), is one of the states that make up the Political divisions of Mexico, ...

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Rhynchostele rossii ''Rhynchostele'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae, native to Mexico, Central America and Venezuela. The genus name is abbreviated as ''Rst.'' in the horticultural trade. Species At the present time (May 2014), 1 ...

'' (Lindl.) Soto Arenas & Salazar - from

Querétaro Querétaro (), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Querétaro ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Querétaro, links=no; Otomi language, Otomi: ''Hyodi Ndämxei''), is one of the Political divisions of Mexico, 32 federal entities of Mexico. I ...

to Nicaragua #''

Rhynchostele stellata ''Rhynchostele'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae, native to Mexico, Central America and Venezuela. The genus name is abbreviated as ''Rst.'' in the horticultural trade. Species At the present time (May 2014), 1 ...

'' (Lindl.) Soto Arenas & Salazar - from

, plus Venezuela #''

Rhynchostele uroskinneri ''Rhynchostele'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae, native to Mexico, Central America and Venezuela. The genus name is abbreviated as ''Rst.'' in the horticultural trade. Species At the present time (May 2014), 1 ...

'' (Lindl.) Soto Arenas & Salazar -

and

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Rhynchostele × vexativa ''Rhynchostele'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae, native to Mexico, Central America and Venezuela. The genus name is abbreviated as ''Rst.'' in the horticultural trade. Species At the present time (May 2014), 1 ...

'' (Rchb.f.) Soto Arenas & Salazar - collected somewhere in Mexico c 1875, now probably extinct

References

* Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.C. & Rasmussen, F. eds. (2009). Epidendroideae (Part two). Genera Orchidacearum 5: 340 ff. Oxford University Press. * Berg Pana, H. 2005. ''Handbuch der Orchideen-Namen. Dictionary of Orchid Names. Dizionario dei nomi delle orchidee''. Ulmer, Stuttgart

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