Frondaria
| 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] | |
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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.
It is nearly impossible to maintain this species in cultivation.
References
- 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.
External links
Data related to Frondaria at Wikispecies