genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of rare
orchids
Orchids are plants that belong to the family Orchidaceae (), a diverse and widespread group of flowering plants with blooms that are often colourful and fragrant. Orchids are cosmopolitan plants that are found in almost every habitat on Earth ...
(family
Orchidaceae
Orchids are plants that belong to the family (biology), family Orchidaceae (), a diverse and widespread group of flowering plants with blooms that are often colourful and fragrant. Orchids are cosmopolitan distribution, cosmopolitan plants that ...
) native to
Mexico
Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in North America. It is the northernmost country in Latin America, and borders the United States to the north, and Guatemala and Belize to the southeast; while having maritime boundar ...
, the
West Indies
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,
Central America
Central America is a subregion of North America. Its political boundaries are defined as bordering Mexico to the north, Colombia to the southeast, the Caribbean to the east, and the Pacific Ocean to the southwest. Central America is usually ...
and
South America
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Florida
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.Flora of North America, v 26 p 620, Campylocentrum pachyrrhizum /ref>
Ecology
Pollination
''Campylocentrum'' is likely pollinated by
microlepidoptera
Microlepidoptera (micromoths) is an artificial (i.e., unranked and not monophyletic) grouping of moth families, commonly known as the "smaller moths" ( micro, Lepidoptera). These generally have wingspans of under 20 mm, so are harder to iden ...
and
bee
Bees are winged insects closely related to wasps and ants, known for their roles in pollination and, in the case of the best-known bee species, the western honey bee, for producing honey. Bees are a monophyletic lineage within the superfamil ...
s, in addition to
flies
Flies are insects of the Order (biology), order Diptera, the name being derived from the Ancient Greek, Greek δι- ''di-'' "two", and πτερόν ''pteron'' "wing". Insects of this order use only a single pair of wings to fly, the hindwin ...
Campylocentrum ariza-juliae
''Campylocentrum'' is a genus of rare orchids (family Orchidaceae) native to Mexico, the West Indies, Central America and South America. One species ''(C. pachyrrhizum)'' extends its range into Florida.
Ecology Pollination
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Campylocentrum brachycarpum
''Campylocentrum'' is a genus of rare orchids (family Orchidaceae) native to Mexico, the West Indies, Central America and South America. One species ''(C. pachyrrhizum)'' extends its range into Florida.
Ecology Pollination
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Campylocentrum brenesii
''Campylocentrum'' is a genus of rare orchids (family Orchidaceae) native to Mexico, the West Indies, Central America and South America. One species ''(C. pachyrrhizum)'' extends its range into Florida.
Ecology Pollination
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Campylocentrum callistachyum
''Campylocentrum'' is a genus of rare orchids (family Orchidaceae) native to Mexico, the West Indies, Central America and South America. One species ''(C. pachyrrhizum)'' extends its range into Florida.
Ecology Pollination
''Campylocentrum'' ...
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Campylocentrum colombianum
''Campylocentrum'' is a genus of rare orchids (family Orchidaceae) native to Mexico, the West Indies, Central America and South America. One species ''(C. pachyrrhizum)'' extends its range into Florida.
Ecology Pollination
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Campylocentrum cornejoi
''Campylocentrum'' is a genus of rare orchids (family Orchidaceae) native to Mexico, the West Indies, Central America and South America. One species ''(C. pachyrrhizum)'' extends its range into Florida.
Ecology Pollination
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Campylocentrum crassirhizum
''Campylocentrum'' is a genus of rare orchids (family Orchidaceae) native to Mexico, the West Indies, Central America and South America. One species ''(C. pachyrrhizum)'' extends its range into Florida.
Ecology Pollination
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Campylocentrum densiflorum
''Campylocentrum'' is a genus of rare orchids (family Orchidaceae) native to Mexico, the West Indies, Central America and South America. One species ''(C. pachyrrhizum)'' extends its range into Florida.
Ecology Pollination
''Campylocentrum'' ...
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Campylocentrum ecuadorense
''Campylocentrum'' is a genus of rare orchids (family Orchidaceae) native to Mexico, the West Indies, Central America and South America. One species ''(C. pachyrrhizum)'' extends its range into Florida.
Ecology Pollination
''Campylocentrum'' ...
Campylocentrum embreei
''Campylocentrum'' is a genus of rare orchids (family Orchidaceae) native to Mexico, the West Indies, Central America and South America. One species ''(C. pachyrrhizum)'' extends its range into Florida.
Ecology Pollination
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Campylocentrum fasciola
''Campylocentrum fasciola'' is a species of orchid. It occurs in a region ranging from southern Mexico (Chiapas and the Yucatán Peninsula) across Central America, the West Indies (Hispaniola, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Trinidad-Tobago), and northern ...
Campylocentrum gracile
''Campylocentrum'' is a genus of rare orchids (family Orchidaceae) native to Mexico, the West Indies, Central America and South America. One species ''(C. pachyrrhizum)'' extends its range into Florida.
Ecology Pollination
''Campylocentrum'' ...
Campylocentrum insulare
''Campylocentrum insulare'' is a very small species of orchid native to the island of Santa Catarina off the coast of Brazil and elsewhere in the Atlantic Forest. It bears the smallest flower of any known orchid at 0.5 millimetres in width. The ...
Campylocentrum tyrridion
''Campylocentrum'' is a genus of rare orchids (family Orchidaceae) native to Mexico, the West Indies, Central America and South America. One species ''(C. pachyrrhizum)'' extends its range into Florida.
Ecology Pollination
''Campylocentrum'' ...
''Campylocentrum'' is uncommon in cultivation. It can be grown mounted on bark under moist conditions. The species with functional leaves should be grown with additional moss, while the leafless species should be grown without it.Northen, R. (1996) "Miniature Orchids and How to Grow Them." p. 48. Dover Publications.