Sacoila

Sacoila is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae, native to the Western Hemisphere. It occurs in Mexico, Central America, South America, the West Indies and Florida.^[1][2][3][4]

Sacoila
Sacoila lanceolata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Orchidaceae
Subfamily:	Orchidoideae
Tribe:	Cranichideae
Subtribe:	Spiranthinae
Genus:	Sacoila Raf.

Species

Species accepted as of June 2014:^[5][1]

1. Sacoila argentina (Griseb.) Garay - Bolivia, Paraguay, Argentina
2. Sacoila duseniana (Kraenzl.) Garay - Brazil
3. Sacoila foliosa (Schltr.) Garay - Brazil
4. Sacoila hassleri (Cogn.) Garay - Suriname, Paraguay, Brazil
5. Sacoila lanceolata (Aubl.) Garay - widespread from Florida and Mexico south to Argentina
6. Sacoila pedicellata (Cogn.) Garay - Brazil, Paraguay, Argentina
7. Sacoila squamulosa (Kunth) Garay - Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Jamaica, Leeward Islands, Cayman Islands, Florida

See also

• List of Orchidaceae genera