Frondaria
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| Frondaria | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
| Tribe: | Epidendreae |
| Subtribe: | Pleurothallidinae |
| Genus: | Frondaria Luer |
| Species: | F. caulescens
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| Binomial name | |
| Frondaria caulescens | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Frondaria is a genus of orchid native to western South America.[2] The species Frondaria caulescens is found at high altitudes from central Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia.[1] It is unique because of its leaflike sheaths of the ramicauls.
The genus includes three accepted species:[2]
- Frondaria caulescens (Lindl.) Luer
- Frondaria colombiana Szlach., Kolan. & Rykacz.
- Frondaria graminea (Schltr.) Szlach., Kolan. & Rykacz.
References
[edit]- ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ a b "Frondaria Luer | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2024-12-24.
- 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
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Data related to Frondaria at Wikispecies
