Hagsatera is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae.

Hagsatera
Hagsatera brachycolumna
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Epidendreae
Subtribe: Laeliinae
Genus: Hagsatera
R.González (1974)

Description edit

The genus Hagsatera is made up of two species of orchids, one of them was classified in the genus Encyclia, the other was described and used as a type specimen of the genus, the flowers are definitely different, having a free and short column, 8 pollinia which are attached to an elastic caudicle and the seed pod which is triangular in the middle section.

Young plants have a very different appearance from mature plants.

Species edit

There are two known species, native to Mexico and Guatemala:[1]

Image Name Distribution Elevation (m)
  Hagsatera brachycolumna (L.O.Williams) R.González 1974 Mexico (Guerrero, Oaxaca and Mexico ) 1,400–1,950 metres (4,590–6,400 ft)
Hagsatera rosilloi R.González 1974 Mexico (Jalisco) to Guatemala

See also edit

References edit

  • 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