Although it is yet early to generalize with regard to 
the characteristics of the Honduranian orchid flora as it 
is related to the floras of Mexico, Guatemala, Salvador, 
Nicaragua, British Honduras, Costa Rica and Panama, 
a synopsis of the major groups while indicating the sub- 
stantial increase that has been made in the number of 
genera since Schlechter’s enumeration was published six- 
teen years agomay prove useful tostudents whose inter- 
ests centre in the broader aspects of plant distribution. 
A SYNOPSIS OF THE GENERA BASED ON 
SCHLECHITER’S SYSTEM OF CLASSIFICATION 
I, Hanenarinar 
1. Habenaria Willdenow, Sp. Pl. 4, pt. 1 (1805) 4k 
I]. VANILLEAE 
2. Vanilla Swartz in Nov. Act. Ups. 6 (1799) 66, t. 5. 
II, Soprariear 
3. Elleanthus Pres/, Rel. Haenk. 1 (1830) 97. 
4. Sobralia Rutz & Pavon, Fl. Peruv. et Chil. Prodr. (1794) 
120, t. 26, 
IV. Beeritcear 
5. Crybe Lindley, Nat. Syst. Bot. ed. 2 (1836) 446, 
V. CRANICHIDEAE 
6. Wallschlaegelia Reichenbach filius in Bot. Zeit. 21 
(1863) 181. 
7. Prescottia Lindley in Hooker, Exot. Fl. 2(1824) t. 115. 
8. Cranichis Swartz, Prodr. Veg. Ind. Oce. (1788) 8, 120. 
9. Ponthieva FR. Brown in Aiton, Hort. Kew. ed. 2, 5 
(1813) 199, 
VI. Sprranruear 
10. Spiranthes L.C. Richard, Orch. Europ. (1817) 20, 28; 
in Mém. Mus. Par. 4 (1818) 42, 50. 
11. Pelexia Potteau apud L.C. Richard, Orch. Europ. (1817) 
37, nomen; in Mém. Mus. Par. 4 (1818) 59, nomen— 
Sprengel, Gen. Pl. (1831) 658. 
12, Sarcoglottis Pres/, Rel. Haenk. 1 (1830) 95, t. 15. 
13, Stenorrhynchus L.C. Richard, Orch. Europ. (1817) 37, 
nomen in Mém. Mus, Par. #(1818)59, nomen—Sprengel, 
Gen. Pl. (1881) 660. 
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