Frondaria

Frondaria caulescens is a species of orchid and the sole species of the genus Frondaria. The species is found at high altitudes from central Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia.[1] It is unique because of its leaflike sheaths of the ramicauls.

Frondaria
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Monocots
Order:
Asparagales
Family:
Orchidaceae
Tribe:
Epidendreae
Subtribe:
Pleurothallidinae
Genus:
Frondaria

Luer
Species:
F. caulescens
Binomial name
Frondaria caulescens
(Lindl.) Luer
Synonyms[1]
  • Pleurothallis caulescens Lindl.
  • Humboltia caulescens (Lindl.) Kuntze
  • Pleurothallis graminea Schltr.

It is nearly impossible to maintain this species in cultivation.

References
  1. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  • Luer, C.A. (1986) Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 15: 29.
  • Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.C. & Rasmussen, F.N. (2006) Epidendroideae (Part One). Genera Orchidacearum 4: 359 ff. Oxford University Press.
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