Caularthron

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Kingdom Plantae Subfamily Epidendroideae Subtribe Laeliinae Rank Genus		Family Orchidaceae Tribe Epidendreae Alliance Barkeria Order Asparagales

Similar Diacrium, Dimerandra, Batemannia, Broughtonia, Domingoa

Caularthron , abbreviated Cau. in the horticultural trade, is a genus of orchids with 4 species. They are epiphytic orchids with specialized hollow pseudobulbs that house ants. The genus is exclusively found in the tropical regions of southern Mexico, Central America, the West Indies, and northern South America.

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List of species

Species accepted as of May 2014:

Caularthron amazonicum (Schltr.) H.G.Jones (1968) - Trinidad, Venezuela, Brazil

Caularthron bicornutum (Hook.) Raf. (1837) 2n = 40, n = 20. - Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, Brazil, Suriname, Guyana, Colombia

Caularthron bilamellatum (Rchb.f.) R.E.Schult. (1958) - Central America, northern South America (Roraima, Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador), Trinidad, Chiapas

Caularthron kraenzlinianum H.G.Jones (1980) - Windward Islands

Caularthron Caularthron bicornutum Hooker Rafinesque

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Caularthron how to pronounce it

List of species

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