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.

Lower Taxa

Sacoila lanceolata, Sacoila squamulosa

Key

1	Rachis pubescent with bubble-shaped, glandular-capitate, and transitional hairs.	Sacoila lanceolata
1	Rachis scurfy, with white dots.	Sacoila squamulosa