Taeniophyllum fasciola
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| Taeniophyllum fasciola | |
|---|---|
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| Photosynthetic roots together with flowers (on a palm tree trunk in Suva) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
| Genus: | Taeniophyllum |
| Species: | T. fasciola |
| 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]