Taeniophyllum fasciola
| Taeniophyllum fasciola | |
|---|---|
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| Photosynthetic roots together with flowers (on a palm tree trunk in Suva) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
| Genus: | Taeniophyllum |
| Species: | T. fasciola
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| Binomial name | |
| Taeniophyllum fasciola | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Epidendrum fasciola G.Forst. | |
Taeniophyllum fasciola is an epiphytic orchid, native to many Pacific islands.[1]
Like all species of Taeniophyllum it is effectively leafless with photosynthetic roots.[2]
It was first described in 1786 as Epidendrum fasciola by Georg Forster[1][3] and was renamed and redescribed many times. In 1862 it received its current name when it was assigned to the genus Taeniophyllum by Berthold Carl Seemann.[1][4][5]
Distribution
It is found on the following Pacific islands: the Cook Islands, Fiji, the Marianas, New Caledonia, Niue, Pitcairn Island, Samoa, the Society Islands, the Solomons, Tonga, Tuamotu, Tubuai Island, Vanuatu, and Wallis and Futuna Islands.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e "Taeniophyllum fasciola (G.Forst.) Seem". powo.science.kew.org. Retrieved 2025-01-21.
- ^ "Taeniophyllum". www.canbr.gov.au. Retrieved 2025-01-20.
- ^ Forster, G (1786), Florulae insularum Australium, p. 60
- ^ Seeman, B (1862), Syn. Pl. Vit., p. 13
- ^ Seeman, B (1862). "Notizen über Südsee- Pflanzen". Bonplandia. 1862: 153.