Epidendrum ciliare

Fringed star orchid
Scientific classification
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; L.
Synonyms
	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. minor Stein ; Epidendrum ciliare var. typicum Stehlé, not validly publ. ; Epidendrum ciliare var. viscidum (Lindl.) Lindl. ; Epidendrum cuspidatum G.Lodd. ; Epidendrum cuspidatum var. brachysepalum Rchb.f. ; Epidendrum sanctalucianum H.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

^ a b c d e "Epidendrum ciliare L." Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2023-05-28.
^ "Epidendrum ciliare L." The International Plant Names Index. Retrieved 2023-05-28.
^ Withner, C. A. and Harding, P. A., Cattleyas and Their Relatives. The Debatable Epidendrums Timber Press 2004.
^ 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 Society 163(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
^ 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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[POWO_631578-1-1] "Epidendrum ciliare L." Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2023-05-28.

[IPNI_631578-1-2] "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] 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 Society 163(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.