''Rossioglossum'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial nom ...
of
flowering plant
Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. The term "angiosperm" is derived from the Greek words ('container, vessel') and ('seed'), and refers to those plants th ...
s from the orchid family,
Orchidaceae
Orchids are plants that belong to the family Orchidaceae (), a diverse and widespread group of flowering plants with blooms that are often colourful and fragrant.
Along with the Asteraceae, they are one of the two largest families of flowering ...
. It has 9 currently recognized species (as of May 2014), all native to Mexico, Central America, and northern and western South America.
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#'' Rossioglossum ampliatum'' (Lindl.) M.W.Chase & N.H.Williams - from Guatemala to Venezuela and Peru
#'' Rossioglossum grande'' (Lindl.) Garay & G.C.Kenn. - Chiapas, Guatemala, El Salvador, Costa Rica
#'' Rossioglossum hagsaterianum'' Soto Arenas - Nayarit, Jalisco
#'' Rossioglossum insleayi'' (Baker ex Lindl.) Garay & G.C.Kenn. - from Jalisco to Oaxaca
#'' Rossioglossum krameri'' (Rchb.f.) M.W.Chase & N.H.Williams - Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama
#'' Rossioglossum oerstedii'' (Rchb.f.) M.W.Chase & N.H.Williams - Costa Rica, Panama
#'' Rossioglossum schlieperianum'' (Rchb.f.) Garay & G.C.Kenn. - Guatemala, El Salvador, Costa Rica, Panama
#'' Rossioglossum splendens'' (Rchb.f.) Garay & G.C.Kenn. - Oaxaca
#'' Rossioglossum williamsianum'' (Rchb.f.) Garay & G.C.Kenn - Chiapas, Guatemala, Honduras
See also
* List of Orchidaceae genera
This is a list of genera in the orchid family ( Orchidaceae), originally according tThe Families of Flowering Plants- L. Watson and M. J. Dallwitz. This list is adapted regularly with the changes published in the ''Orchid Research Newsletter'' whi ...
References
* (1976) ''The genus Rossioglossum''. Orchid Digest 40 (4): 139.
* 2005. ''Handbuch der Orchideen-Namen. Dictionary of Orchid Names. Dizionario dei nomi delle orchidee''. Ulmer, Stuttgart
* (2009) Epidendroideae (Part two). Genera Orchidacearum 5: 347 ff. Oxford University Press.
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Oncidiinae genera
Oncidiinae
Taxa named by Rudolf Schlechter
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