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Frondaria
Sign in to saveFrondaria is a genus of orchid native to western South America. The species Frondaria caulescens is found at high altitudes from central Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia. It is unique because of its leaflike sheaths of the ramicauls.
Species
Southern Emerald
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassLiliopsida
- OrderAsparagales
- FamilyOrchidaceae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 3
- With media
- 3
- Family
- Orchidaceae
- Collections
- SEL, AMES
- Recorded in
- Ecuador, Colombia
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Frondaria is a genus of orchid native to western South America. The species Frondaria caulescens is found at high altitudes from central Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia. It is unique because of its leaflike sheaths of the ramicauls.
The genus includes three accepted species: Frondaria caulescens (Lindl.) Luer Frondaria colombiana Szlach., Kolan. & Rykacz. Frondaria graminea (Schltr.) Szlach., Kolan. & Rykacz.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Frondaria” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.