Dendrophylax porrectus

Dendrophylax porrectus, the jingle bell orchid, or needleroot orchid, is a species of epiphytic orchid native to Mexico, El Salvador, Guatemala, Florida, Cayman Islands, Cuba, Hispaniola, Jamaica, and Puerto Rico.[1][2][3][4][5]

Dendrophylax porrectus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Genus: Dendrophylax
Species:
D. porrectus
Binomial name
Dendrophylax porrectus
(Rchb.f.) Carlsward & Whitten
Synonyms[1]
  • Aeranthes porrecta Rchb.f.
  • Campylocentrum porrectum (Rchb.f.) Rolfe
  • Harrisella porrecta (Rchb.f.) Fawc. & Rendle
  • Harrisella amesiana Cogn. in I.Urban
  • Harrisella uniflora H.Dietr.

Dendrophylax porrectus has been referred to by many authors by the synonym Harrisella porrecta, including in the Flora of North America.[2]

References
  1. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. Flora of North America v 26 p 622, Harrisella porrecta (Reichenbach f.) Fawcett & Rendle, J. Bot. 47: 266. 1909.
  3. Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
  4. Carlsward, B.S., Whitten, W.M. & Williams, N.H. (2003). Molecular phylogenetics of Neotropical leafless Angraecinae (Orchidaceae). Reevaluation of generic concepts. International Journal of Plant Sciences 164: 43-51.
  5. Carnevali, G., J. L. Tapia-Muñoz, R. Duno de Stefano & I. M. Ramírez Morillo. 2010. Flora Ilustrada de la Peninsula Yucatán: Listado Florístico 1–326.
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