Beloglottis
| Beloglottis | |
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| Spiranthes costaricensis (synonym of Beloglottis costaricensis) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Orchidoideae |
| Tribe: | Cranichideae |
| Subtribe: | Spiranthinae |
| Genus: | Beloglottis Schlechter
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| Type species | |
| Beloglottis costaricensis (Rchb.f.) Schltr.
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Beloglottis is a genus of the family
sympodial plants that can be used as herbal supplements. They have short, solitary stems that stand erect and the fleshy roots contain small hair-like projections and are arranged in a fascicle
. Several leaves containing a petiole form at the base of the plant. The flowers appear as if they are upside down.
Species
At present, 6 species are recognized, native to Mexico, Central America, the West Indies, South America and Florida:[1]
- Beloglottis boliviensis Schltr. - Bolivia, Argentina
- Beloglottis costaricensis (Rchb.f.) Schltr. - widespread from Florida and San Luis Potosí through Central America, the Caribbean and South America as far south as Bolivia
- Beloglottis ecallosa (Ames & C.Schweinf.) Hamer & Garay in F.Hamer - Costa Rica, El Salvador
- Beloglottis hameri Garay in F.Hamer - Costa Rica, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua
- Beloglottis mexicana Garay & Hamer in F.Hamer - El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Guatemala, Veracruz, Oaxaca
- Beloglottis subpandurata (Ames & C.Schweinf.) Garay - Costa Rica, Honduras, Panama, Guatemala
References
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- Dressler, Robert L. The Orchids: Natural History and Classification. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1981.
- Ackerman, James. "Belgottis." Flora of North America. 26 (1920): 499.
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