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Orchidaceae

Dendrophylax

Dendrophylax filiformis (Sw.) Benth. ex Fawc.

First published in Prov. List Pl. Jamaica: 40 (1898)

This species is accepted

The native range of this species is Caribbean. It is an epiphytic subshrub and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

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Native to:

Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, Puerto Rico

Homotypic Synonyms

Aeranthes filiformis (Sw.) Griseb. in Fl. Brit. W. I.: 625 (1864)
Angraecum filiforme (Sw.) Lindl. in Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl.: 248 (1833)
Campylocentrum filiforme (Sw.) Cogn. ex Kuntze in Revis. Gen. Pl. 3(2): 298 (1898)
Epidendrum filiforme Sw. in Prodr. Veg. Ind. Occ.: 126 (1788)
Harrisella filiformis (Sw.) Cogn. in I.Urban, Symb. Antill. 6: 687 (1910)
Limodorum filiforme (Sw.) Sw. in Nova Acta Regiae Soc. Sci. Upsal., ser. 2, 6: 80 (1799)

Heterotypic Synonyms

Aeranthes monteverdi Rchb.f. in Flora 48: 279 (1865)
Campylocentrum monteverdi (Rchb.f.) Rolfe in Orchid Rev. 11: 247 (1903)
Dendrophylax monteverdi (Rchb.f.) Ackerman & Nir in Lankesteriana 4: 53 (2004)
Harrisella monteverdi (Rchb.f.) Cogn. in I.Urban, Symb. Antill. 6: 687 (1910)

Kingdom Plantae
Phylum Streptophyta
Class Equisetopsida
Subclass Magnoliidae
Order
Asparagales

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Family
Orchidaceae

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Genus
Dendrophylax

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Species
Dendrophylax filiformis

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POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

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.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192. [Cited as Dendrophylax monteverdi.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

USDA, NRCS (2005- continuously updated). Natural Resources Conservation Services Plant Database http://plants.usda.gov/cgi_bin/topics.cgi?earl=checklist.html.

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

IPNI - The International Plant Names Index

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Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1
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Kew Backbone Distributions
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2026. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
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