| Rhynchostele | |
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| Rhynchostele cordata | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
| Tribe: | Cymbidieae |
| Subtribe: | Oncidiinae |
| Genus: | Rhynchostele Rchb.f.[1][2] |
| Type species | |
| Rhynchostele pygmaea (Lindl.) Rchb. f.[3] | |
| Species | |
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Rhynchostele is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae, native to Mexico, Central America and Venezuela.[4][5][6] The genus name is abbreviated as Rst. in the horticultural trade.
Species
As of December 2025[update], Plants of the World Online accepts the following 17 species and two hybrids:[1]
- Rhynchostele aptera (Lex.) Soto Arenas & Salazar
- Rhynchostele bictoniensis (Bateman) Soto Arenas & Salazar
- Rhynchostele candidula (Rchb.f.) Soto Arenas & Salazar
- Rhynchostele cervantesii (Lex.) Soto Arenas & Salazar
- Rhynchostele cordata (Lindl.) Soto Arenas & Salazar
- Rhynchostele ehrenbergii (Link, Klotzsch & Otto) Soto Arenas & Salazar
- Rhynchostele galeottiana (A.Rich.) Soto Arenas & Salazar
- Rhynchostele hortensiae (R.L.Rodr.) Soto Arenas & Salazar
- Rhynchostele londesboroughiana (Rchb.f.) Soto Arenas & Salazar
- Rhynchostele maculata (Lex.) Soto Arenas & Salazar
- Rhynchostele madrensis (Rchb.f.) Soto Arenas & Salazar
- Rhynchostele majalis (Rchb.f.) Soto Arenas & Salazar
- Rhynchostele oscarii Archila
- Rhynchostele pygmaea (Lindl.) Rchb.f.
- Rhynchostele rossii (Lindl.) Soto Arenas & Salazar
- Rhynchostele stellata (Lindl.) Soto Arenas & Salazar
- Rhynchostele ureskinneri (Lindl.) Soto Arenas & Salazar
Hybrids
- Rhynchostele × humeana (Rchb.f.) Soto Arenas & Salazar
- Rhynchostele × vexativa (Rchb.f.) Soto Arenas & Salazar
See also
- List of Orchidaceae genera
- × Oncostele, a hybrid genus with at least one Rhynchostele ancestor
References
- 1 2 3 "Rhynchostele Rchb.f." Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2025. Retrieved 11 December 2025.
- ↑ Reichenbach, Heinrich Gustav. 1852. Botanische Zeitung (Berlin) 10(44): 770
- ↑ "Rhynchostele Rchb.f., Bot. Zeitung (Berlin) 10: 770 (1852)". International Plant Names Index (IPNI). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2025. Retrieved 11 December 2025.
- ↑ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ↑ Soto Arenas, Miguel Angel & Salazar Chávez, Gerardo Adolfo. 1993. Orquídea (Mexico City), n.s. 13(1–2): 150.
- ↑ Hágsater, E. & M. Soto. 2003. Orchids of Mexico. Icones Orchidacearum (Mexico) 5–6: i–xxii, t. 501–t. 700.
- Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.C. & Rasmussen, F. eds. (2009). Epidendroideae (Part two). Genera Orchidacearum 5: 340 ff. Oxford University Press.
- Berg Pana, H. 2005. Handbuch der Orchideen-Namen. Dictionary of Orchid Names. Dizionario dei nomi delle orchidee. Ulmer, Stuttgart
External links
Media related to Rhynchostele at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Rhynchostele at Wikispecies- Orchidroots.org Rhynchostele Species
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