Sacoila Explained

Sacoila is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae, native to the Western Hemisphere. It occurs in Mexico, Central America, South America, the West Indies and Florida.^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

Species

Species accepted as of June 2014:^{[5] [1]}

1. Sacoila argentina (Griseb.) Garay - Bolivia, Paraguay, Argentina
2. Sacoila duseniana (Kraenzl.) Garay - Brazil
3. Sacoila foliosa (Schltr.) Garay - Brazil
4. Sacoila hassleri (Cogn.) Garay - Suriname, Paraguay, Brazil
5. Sacoila lanceolata (Aubl.) Garay - widespread from Florida and Mexico south to Argentina
6. Sacoila pedicellata (Cogn.) Garay - Brazil, Paraguay, Argentina
7. Sacoila squamulosa (Kunth) Garay - Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Jamaica, Leeward Islands, Cayman Islands, Florida

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=181675 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
2. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=128997 Flora of North America, v 26 p 528, Sacoila Rafinesque
3. Carnevali F., G., J. L. Tapia-Muñoz, R. Jiménez-Machorro, L. Sánchez-Saldaña, L. Ibarra-González, I. M. Ramírez & M. P. Gómez. 2001. Notes on the flora of the Yucatan Peninsula II: a synopsis of the orchid flora of the Mexican Yucatan Peninsula and a tentative checklist of the Orchidaceae of the Yucatan Peninsula biotic province. Harvard Papers in Botany 5(2): 383–466.
4. Forzza, R. C. 2010. Lista de espécies Flora do Brasil http://floradobrasil.jbrj.gov.br/2010. Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro
5. http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/search?q=Sacoila The Plant List