Epidendrum ciliare

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Fringed star orchid
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Epidendreae
Subtribe: Laeliinae
Genus: Epidendrum
Species:
E. ciliare
Binomial name
Epidendrum ciliare
Synonyms [1]
  • Auliza ciliaris(L.) Salisb.
  • Coilostylis ciliaris(L.) Withner & P.A.Harding
  • Coilostylis cuspidata(G.Lodd.) Withner & P.A.Harding
  • Coilostylis emarginata Raf.
  • Encyclia ciliaris(L.) A.Lemée, no basionym ref.
  • Epidendrum ciliare var. cuspidatum(G.Lodd.) Lindl.
  • Epidendrum ciliare var. minorStein
  • Epidendrum ciliare var. typicumStehlé, not validly publ.
  • Epidendrum ciliare var. viscidum(Lindl.) Lindl.
  • Epidendrum cuspidatumG.Lodd.
  • Epidendrum cuspidatum var. brachysepalumRchb.f.
  • Epidendrum sanctalucianumH.G.Jones
  • Epidendrum viscidum Lindl.

Epidendrum ciliare, synonyms including Coilostylis ciliaris is a species of orchid. [1] It is known as the fringed star orchid.[ citation needed ] It has a wide distribution from Mexico through Central America and the Caribbean to northern and western South America. [1]

It was first described by Carl Linnaeus in 1759. [2] It was transferred from Epidendrum to Coilostylis by Withner and Harding in 2004, [3] but this is not accepted by Plants of the World Online. [1]

The diploid chromosome number of E. ciliare has been determined from several individuals as 2n = 40, 80, and 160, the haploid chromosome number as n = 20. [4]

The moth Pseudosphinx tetrio has been observed as a pollinator in Puerto Rico. [5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Epidendrum ciliare L." Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 2023-05-28.
  2. ↑ "Epidendrum ciliare L." The International Plant Names Index . Retrieved 2023-05-28.
  3. ↑ Withner, C. A. and Harding, P. A., Cattleyas and Their Relatives. The Debatable Epidendrums Timber Press 2004.
  4. ↑ page 251 of Leonardo P. Felix and Marcelo Guerra: "Variation in chromosome number and the basic number of subfamily Epidendroideae (Orchidaceae)" Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society163(2010)234-278. The Linnean Society of London. downloaded October 2010 from http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1095-8339.2010.01059.x/pdf
  5. ↑ Ackerman, J. D. and A. M. Montalvo. (1990). Short-and long-term limitations to fruit production in a tropical orchid. Ecology 71(1), 263-72.
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