GROUP Coilostylis
Characterized by the sympodial, caespitose plants, the stems forming a fusiform, pseudobulb, with an apical, racemose, distichous inflorescence, the peduncle covered by large bracts (but not spathaceous bracts), and flowers large, star-shaped, with long, narrow sepals and petals.
Characterized by the pendent, sympodial, caespitose habit, roots only at the base of the first stems, a single, fleshy, succulent, lanceolate leaf, the large, star-shaped flowers, and the deeply 3-lobed lip.
References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; Icones Orchidacearum Vol 11 Plate 1110 Hagsater & Sanchez 2008; Icones Orchidacearum 11 Plate 1119 Hagsater 2008 see recognition section; Icones Orchidacearum 11 Plate 1151 Hagsater 2008 see recognition section; Icones Orchidacearum 11 Plate 1168 Hagsater 2008 see recognition section; Icones Orchidacearum 11 Plate 1198 Hagsater 2008 see recognition section; Icones Orchidacearum 13 Plate 1317 Hagsater & Santiago 2010 See recognition section; Icones Orchidacearum 13 Plate 1337 Hagsater & Santiago 2010 as Group falcatum See recognition section; Icones Orchidacearum 13 Plate 1368 Hagsater & Dodson 2010 as Group falcatum See Recognition section; Icones Orchidacearum 14 Plate 1483 Hagsater & Sanchez 2013 see recognition section; Icones Orchidacearum 15 [1] Plate 1523 Hagsater & Sanchez 2015 see recognition section; Icones Orchidacearum 15 [1] Plate 1529 Hagsater & Sanchez 2015 see recognition section; Icones Orchidacearum 16[1] Plate 1617 Hagsater & Santiago 2018 See Recognition section; Icones Orchidacearum 16[1] Plate 1641 Hagsater & Sanchez 2018 see recognition section; Icones Orchidacearum 17(1) Plate 1704 Hagsater & Jimenez 2019 see recognition section; Icones Orchidacearum 17(2) Plate 1772 Hagsater & Jimenez 2020 see recognition section
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