Sacoila lanceolata (Aubl.) Garay, comb. nov. 
Basionym: Limodorum lanceolatum Aubl., Hist. Pl. Guiane Fr. 2: 821, 
1775. 
lurida Raf. = Sacoila lanceolata (Aubl.) Garay 
Sacoila pedicellata (Cogn.) Garay, comb. nov. 
Basionym: Stenorrhynchus pedicellatus Cogn. in Mart., Fl. Bras. 3 (6): 
539, 1906. 
Sacoila riograndensis (Krzl.) Garay, comb. nov. 
Basionym: Stenorrhynchus riograndensis Krzl. in Svensk Vet. Akad. 
Handl. 46 (10): 28, 1911. 
Sacoila secundiflora (Lillo & Haum.) Garay, comb. nov. 
Basionym: Stenorrhynchus secundiflorus Lillo & Haum. in Anal. Soc. 
Cienc. Argent. 90: 134, 1921. 
Sacoila squamulosa (H.B.K.) Garay, comb. nov. 
Basionym: Neottia squamulosa H.B.K., Nov. Gen. et Sp. PI. 1: 332, 1816. 
Sarcoglottis Presl, Rel. Haenk. 1: 95, 1827. 
Etymology: Sarc = flesh and g/otta = tongue, describing the 
texture of the lip in the type specimen. 
Syn.: Narcia Raf., Fl. Tellur 2: 87, 1827. 
Type: Neottia acaulis J.E.Sm. 
Synoplectris Raf., Fl. Tellur. 2: 89, 1837. 
Lectotype: Neottia grandiflora Hook., in hoc loco. 
Sepals very unequal, subparallel with spreading apices; dorsal 
sepal erect, concave; lateral sepals long-decurrent on ovarian 
wall without any observable line of adnation, the free apices 
more or less falcate. Petals agglutinate with dorsal sepal, decur- 
rent at base. Lip unguiculate, distinctly sagittate at base, mar- 
gins near middle agglutinate with sides of column, usually with a 
reflexed terminal lobe. Column rather short with a long foot 
which is embedded full length internally in ovarian tissue and 
with it the more or less connate lateral sepals form a prominent, 
internal nectary or cuniculus, not discernible externally; stig- 
mata 2, free to approximate, more or less touching each other in 
middle; rostellum laminar, soft, ligulate, more or less truncate. 
Anther ovate, cordate, obtuse; pollinia clavate with large, thick 
viscidium. Ovary sessile, more or less fusiform, hardly twisted. 
Terrestrial plants, very variable in habit. Roots fasciculate, 
fleshy, tuberous. Leaves, when present, basal, rosulate, sub- 
sessile. Scape erect, slender to stout, vaginate, terminated by a 
few- to many-flowered spike. Flowers fleshy, mostly showy. 
TYPE: Sarcoglottis speciosa Presl. 
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