Coccineorchis Schltr. in Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 37(2): 434, 1920. 
Etymology: Kokkinos = scarlet and orchis = orchid, in refer- 
ence to color of the flowers, especially of the type 
species. 
Sepals free, similar, subparallel; lateral sepals with an obli- 
quely inserted base on top of the ovary without forming an 
observable mentum. Petals agglutinate with dorsal sepal. Lip 
distinctly unguiculate, conduplicate with an arcuate apex, bas- 
ally prominently auriculate; margins of lamina in middle agglu- 
tinate with sides of column. Column slender, elongate, pubes- 
cent in front, free from dorsal sepal, with a distinct, oblique base 
on top of the ovary; stigmata 2, anterior, approximate, touching 
one another in the middle; rostellum rigid, more or less carti- 
laginous, linear-lanceolate to subulate, sharply pointed. Anther 
ovate-lanceolate, acute, umbonate; pollinia clavate with a large, 
narrowly oblong viscidium. Ovary fusiform, sessile. 
Terrestrial, large plants with fasciculate, fleshy, fusiform 
roots. Leaves basal, rosulate, distinctly petiolate. Scape erect, 
vaginate, terminated by a short, subcorymbose, cernuous, sub- 
dense spike. Flowers conspicuous, brightly colored. 
TYPE: Spiranthes corymbosa Krzl. 
Four species native to higher elevations of Central and South 
America. 
Index to Species 
Coccineorchis bracteosa (A. & S.) Garay, comb. nov. 
Basionym: Stenorrhynchus bracteosus A. & S., Sched.Orch. 8: 6, 1925. 
cernua (Lindl.) Garay 
corymbosa (Krzl.) Schltr.= Coccineorchis cernua (Lind].) Garay 
Coccineorchis navarrensis (Ames) Garay, comb. nov. 
Basionym: Stenorrhynchus navarrensis Ames, Sched.Orch. 9: 13, 1925. 
Coccineorchis Standleyi (Ames) Garay, comb. nov. 
Basionym: Stenorrhynchus Standleyi Ames, Sched.Orch. 9: 14, 1925. 
Cogniauxiocharis (Schltr.) Hoehne 
euphlebius (Oliver ex Rchb.f.) Hoehne = Pteroglossa euphlebia (Rchb.f.) 
Garay 
Glazioviana (Cogn.) Hoehne = Pteroglossa Glazioviana (Cogn.) Garay 
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