Cylindrolobus cootesii

Cylindrolobus cootesii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Class: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Podochileae
Subtribe: Eriinae
Alliance: Eria
Genus: Cylindrolobus
Species: C. cootesii
Binomial name
Cylindrolobus cootesii
(D.P.Banks) Suárez[1]
Synonyms
  • Eria cootesii D.P.Banks

Cylindrolobus cootesii (Cootes' Cylindrolobus) is plant species of the family Orchidaceae endemic to the Philippines.[2] It is found in the Philippines on the island of Luzon at elevations around 500 meters. It is a small to medium sized, hot growing epiphyte with an elongated, slightly compressed stem carrying many towards the apical 1/2 to 1/3, distichous, spreading, narrow lanceolate, leathery, basally clasping leaves. It bears flowers on an axillary, .6 to .8" (1.5 to 2 cm) long, single flowered inflorescence. Cylindrolobus cootesii is named after Jim Cootes, an Australian orchid collector.

References

  1. International Organization for Plant Information (IOPI). "Plant Name Search Results" (HTML). International Plant Names Index. Retrieved 2 September 2012.
  2. The Orchids of the Philippines J. Cootes 2001