Sacoila

Rafinesque

Fl. Tellur. 4: 86. 1838.

Etymology: Latin saccus, sac, and labium, lip, referring to sac-shaped mentum
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 26. Treatment on page 528. Mentioned on page 494, 498, 529.

Herbs, terrestrial. Roots fascicled, fleshy. Stems with abbreviated rhizome. Leaves several, in basal rosette; blade oblong-lanceolate to oblong-elliptic. Inflorescences densely flowered racemes. Flowers resupinate, with prominent, free-tipped mentum formed by backwardly extended column foot, lip, and lateral sepals; anther abaxial; pollinarium with linear viscidium; pollinia 2 pairs, pale yellow, soft, mealy; stigma nearly perpendicular to viscidium and rostellum; rostellum linear-needlelike, sharp-pointed, rigid. Fruits capsules, erect, ovoid.

Distribution

Tropical and subtropical regions, mostly South America.

Discussion

Species ca. 10 (2 in the flora).

Selected References

None.

Key

1 Rachis pubescent with bubble-shaped, glandular-capitate, and transitional hairs. Sacoila lanceolata
1 Rachis scurfy, with white dots. Sacoila squamulosa
... more about "Sacoila"
Paul Martin Brown +  and Paul M. Catling +
Rafinesque +
Tropical and subtropical regions +  and mostly South America. +
Latin saccus, sac, and labium, lip, referring to sac-shaped mentum +
Fl. Tellur. +
Sacoila +
Orchidaceae (tribe Cranichideae) subtribe Spiranthinae +