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]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
| Tribe: | Epidendreae |
| Subtribe: | Laeliinae |
| Genus: | Epidendrum |
| Species: | E. ciliare
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| Binomial name | |
| Epidendrum ciliare | |
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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
edit- ^ 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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