Hagsatera Explained

Hagsatera is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae.

Description

The genus Hagsatera is made up of two species of orchids, one of them was classified in the genus Encyclia, the other was described and used as a type specimen of the genus, the flowers are definitely different, having a free and short column, 8 pollinia which are attached to an elastic caudicle and the seed pod which is triangular in the middle section.

Young plants have a very different appearance from mature plants.

Species

There are two known species, native to Mexico and Guatemala:^[1]

Image	Name	Distribution	Elevation (m)
	Hagsatera brachycolumna (L.O.Williams) R.González 1974	Mexico (Guerrero, Oaxaca and Mexico)	NaNm (-2,147,483,648feet)
	Hagsatera rosilloi R.González 1974	Mexico (Jalisco) to Guatemala

See also

• List of Orchidaceae genera

References

• Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.A. & Rasmussen, F. eds. (1999). Genera Orchidacearum 1. Oxford Univ. Press.
• Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.A. & Rasmussen, F. eds. (2001). Genera Orchidacearum 2. Oxford Univ. Press.
• Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.A. & Rasmussen, F. eds. (2003). Genera Orchidacearum 3. Oxford Univ. Press
• Berg Pana, H. 2005. Handbuch der Orchideen-Namen. Dictionary of Orchid Names. Dizionario dei nomi delle orchidee. Ulmer, Stuttgart

Notes and References

1. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=95956 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families