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Caularthron

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Kingdom
  
Plantae

Subfamily
  
Epidendroideae

Subtribe
  
Laeliinae

Rank
  
Genus

Family
  
Orchidaceae

Tribe
  
Epidendreae

Alliance
  
Barkeria

Order
  
Asparagales

Caularthron Caularthron bicornutum

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 Caularthron bicornutum

  • 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

    Caularthron Caularthron bicornutum Hooker Rafinesque

    References

    Caularthron Wikipedia
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