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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 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.
This article needs additional citations for
verification. (September 2014) |
Frondaria | |
---|---|
Scientific classification
![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Orchidaceae |
Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
Tribe: | Epidendreae |
Subtribe: | Pleurothallidinae |
Genus: |
Frondaria Luer |
Species: | F. caulescens
|
Binomial name | |
Frondaria caulescens | |
Synonyms [1] | |
|
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.