Basiphyllaea corallicola
| Basiphyllaea corallicola | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
| Genus: | Basiphyllaea |
| Species: | B. corallicola
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| Binomial name | |
| Basiphyllaea corallicola (Small) Ames
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Basiphyllaea corallicola is a species of orchid native to Florida, Bahamas, Cuba, Hispaniola, and Puerto Rico.[1][2][3][4]
Basiphyllaea corallicola is a terrestrial herb up to 40 cm tall, with underground tubers. Leaves are narrowly linear to elliptic, up to 25 cm long. Flowers are borne in a scape of up to 10 nodding flowers, each yellow-green with a white lip.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ a b Flora of North America v 26 p 607, Basiphyllaea corallicola (Small) Ames, Schedul. Orchid. 7: 1. 1924.
- ^ Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
- ^ McCartney, C. 1992. Stalking the elusive Basiphyllaea corallicola. Part 2. Florida Orchidist 34: 195–211.
External links[edit]
- Biota of North America Program, county distribution map, Basiphyllaea corallicola
- USDA plants profile, Basiphyllaea corallicola (Small) Ames, Carter's orchid
- Florida Natural Areas Inventory, Carter's Orchid, Basiphyllaea corallicola
- Institute for Regional Conservation, Floristic Inventory of South Florida Online, Basiphyllaea corallicola (Small) Ames, Carter's orchid
