Phreatia listeri

Phreatia listeri
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Genus: Phreatia
Species:
P. listeri
Binomial name
Phreatia listeri
Synonyms[1]

Plexaure listeri (Rolfe) M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones

Phreatia listeri, commonly known as the Christmas Island caterpillar orchid,[2] is a plant in the orchid family and is an epiphyte with four to six flat, blunt leaves in a fan-like arrangement. A large number of tiny, greenish white flowers are arranged along a thin flowering stem. It is endemic to Christmas Island.

  1. ^ a b "Phreatia listeri". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  2. ^ Jones, David L. (2006). A complete guide to native orchids of Australia including the island territories. Frenchs Forest, N.S.W.: New Holland. p. 475. ISBN 1877069124.