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Skeptrostachys

Skeptrostachys
Skeptrostachys rupestris (as Spiranthes r.) - Veyretia cogniauxiana (as Spiranthes c.) - Skeptrostachys balanophorostachya (as Stenorrhynchos b.'-um) - Flora Brasiliensis 3-4-48.jpg
Skeptrostachys rupestris
fig. I and II
1895 illustration
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Orchidoideae
Tribe: Cranichideae
Subtribe: Spiranthinae
Genus: Skeptrostachys
Garay
Type species
Skeptrostachys rupestris
(Lindl.) Garay.

Skeptrostachys is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It is native to eastern South America (Brazil, Uruguay, Argentina, Paraguay, and Suriname).

Species accepted as of June 2014:


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