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Dendrophylax porrectus

(Rchb. f.) Carlsward & Whitten

Air Plant Orchid

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Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.1225776
Element CodePMORC22020
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
CITESAppendix II
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassMonocotyledoneae
OrderOrchidales
FamilyOrchidaceae
GenusDendrophylax
Synonyms
Campylocentrum porrectum(Reichenb.f.) RolfeHarrisella porrecta(Reichenb. f.) Fawcett & Rendle
Other Common Names
Needleroot Airplant Orchid (EN) Threadroot Orchid (EN)
Concept Reference
Molgo, I.E., G.C. Fernández-Concha, W.H. Whitten, and N.H. Williams. 2016. Dendrophylax megarhizus (Orchidaceae), a new species from Mexico. Systematic Botany 41(2): 263-274.
Taxonomic Comments
Dendrophylax megarhizus, found in Mexico (Campeche, Jalisco, Veracruz, and Yucatán states) was split from Dendrophylax porrectus based on molecular data and morphometric analyses (Molgo et al. 2016). This record is for D. porrectus in the narrow sense.
Conservation Status
Review Date2002-08-22
Change Date2002-08-27
Edition Date2002-08-22
Edition AuthorsHam, V.
Rank Reasons
Dendrophylax porrectus is an epiphytic orchid of shrubs and small trees in moist, serpentine scrub forest below 250 m in the United States in peninsular Florida, and in the Greater Antilles, southeastern Mexico, and El Salvador.
Range Extent Comments
Dendrophylax porrectus occurs in the United States in peninsular Florida, Cayman Islands, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, southeastern Mexico, and El Salvador.
Threat Impact Comments
Habitat loss could certainly be a threat, but this species is also "easily overlooked" due to its appearance and habitat (Luer 1972).
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (1)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
FloridaS4Yes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (1)
Florida (1)
AreaForestAcres
Alexander Springs CreekOcala National Forest2,954
References (6)
  1. Ackerman, J.D. 1995. An orchid flora of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. Memoirs of The New York Botanical Garden Vol. 73. New York Botanical Garden, Bronx. 203 pp.
  2. Adams, C. D. 1972. Flowering plants of Jamaica. University of the West Indies. Mona, Jamaica. 848 pp.
  3. Kartesz, J.T. 1999. A synonymized checklist and atlas with biological attributes for the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. First edition. In: Kartesz, J.T., and C.A. Meacham. Synthesis of the North American Flora, Version 1.0. North Carolina Botanical Garden, Chapel Hill, N.C.
  4. Liogier, H.A., and L.F. Martorell. 2000. Flora of Puerto Rico and adjacent islands: A systematic synopsis. 2nd edition, corrected and revised by H.A. Liogier. Editorial de la Universidad de Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras. 382 pp.
  5. Luer, C. A. 1972. The native orchids of Florida. New York Botanical Garden, New York. 293 pp.
  6. Molgo, I.E., G.C. Fernández-Concha, W.H. Whitten, and N.H. Williams. 2016. <i>Dendrophylax megarhizus </i>(Orchidaceae), a new species from Mexico. Systematic Botany 41(2): 263-274.