Basiphyllaea corallicola

crab orchid
Carter's orchid
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Epidendreae
Subtribe: Bletiinae
Genus: Basiphyllaea
Species: B. corallicola
Binomial name
Basiphyllaea corallicola
(Small) Ames
Synonyms[1]
  • Carteria corallicola Small
  • Basiphyllaea angustifolia Schltr.

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

  1. 1 2 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. 1 2 Flora of North America v 26 p 607, Basiphyllaea corallicola (Small) Ames, Schedul. Orchid. 7: 1. 1924.
  3. Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
  4. McCartney, C. 1992. Stalking the elusive Basiphyllaea corallicola. Part 2. Florida Orchidist 34: 195–211.

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