Dendrophylax lindenii

Ghost orchid

Critically Imperiled  (NatureServe)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Genus: Dendrophylax
Species:
D. lindenii
Binomial name
Dendrophylax lindenii
Synonyms[2][3]
  • Aeranthes lindenii (Lindl.) Rchb.f. in W.G.Walpers
  • Angraecum lindenii Lindl.
  • Polyrrhiza lindenii (Lindl.) Cogn.
  • Polyradicion lindenii (Lindl.) Garay
Dendrophylax lindenii

Dendrophylax lindenii, the ghost orchid (a common name also used for Epipogium aphyllum) is a rare perennial epiphyte from the orchid family (Orchidaceae). It is native to Florida, the Bahamas, and Cuba.[2][4] Other common names include palm polly and white frog orchid.

  1. ^ NatureServe (1 December 2023). "Dendrophylax lindenii". NatureServe Network Biodiversity Location Data accessed through NatureServe Explorer. Arlington, Virginia: NatureServe. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families". Archived from the original on 2012-10-30. Retrieved 2014-06-02.
  3. ^ B. S. Carlsward, W. M. Whitten & N. H. Williams (2003). "Molecular phylogenetics of neotropical leafless Angraecinae (Orchidaceae): reevaluation of generic concepts" (PDF). International Journal of Plant Sciences. 164 (1): 43–51. doi:10.1086/344757. S2CID 49471141.
  4. ^ "Dendrophylax lindenii in Flora of North America @ efloras.org". www.efloras.org. Retrieved 4 September 2019.