Taxon	Illustrator ⠉
	Corallorhiza striata var. striata Corallorhiza trifida Corallorhiza maculata var. occidentalis Govenia floridana	Barbara Alongi Barbara Alongi Barbara Alongi Barbara Alongi

Herbs, terrestrial. Roots spreading, slender, fleshy. Stems reduced to short, nearly ovoid pseudobulbs. Leaves petiolate, articulate, from multiple, concentric, basal sheaths; blade pleated. Inflorescences lateral from within sheaths, racemes, erect, loose. Flowers resupinate; columns fleshy, arcuate 90o, prominently winged, foot prominent [absent]; anthers terminal; pollinaria with 2 pairs of pollinia, stipe, and viscidium.

Distribution

Tropical and subtropical regions, North America, Central America, South America

Discussion

Species 30 or more (1 in the flora).

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

Govenia floridana