Dendrophylax porrectus explained

Dendrophylax porrectus, the jingle bell orchid, or needleroot orchid, is a species of epiphytic orchid native to Mexico, El Salvador, Guatemala, Florida, Cayman Islands, Cuba, Hispaniola, Jamaica, and Puerto Rico.^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]}

Dendrophylax porrectus has been referred to by many authors by the synonym Harrisella porrecta, including in the Flora of North America.^[2]

External links

• Florida Native Orchids, Jingle Bell Orchid, Needleroot Orchid (Dendrophylax porrectus (syn. Harrisella porrecta))
• Leighton Photography, Jingle Bell Orchid (Dendrophylax porrectus)
• Dave's Garden, Needleroot Airplant, Threadroot Orchid, Leafless, Extended Dendrophylax (Dendrophylax porrectus)

Notes and References

1. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=239250 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
2. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=242101650 Flora of North America v 26 p 622, Harrisella porrecta (Reichenbach f.) Fawcett & Rendle, J. Bot. 47: 266. 1909.
3. Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
4. 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.
5. Carnevali, G., J. L. Tapia-Muñoz, R. Duno de Stefano & I. M. Ramírez Morillo. 2010. Flora Ilustrada de la Peninsula Yucatán: Listado Florístico 1–326.