GROUP Frutex
Recognized by the caepitose habit, usutally simple stems, lanceolate leaves, inflorescence lacking spathes, nutant racemes, and a widely cordiform to reniform lip.
Characterized by the thin stems, sparsely branched when mature, leaves short, linear-lanceolate to lanceolate oblong, nearly parallel to the stem, inflorescence arching-nutant, apical and lateral in mature stems, racemose to paniculate, few-flowered.
References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; *Xenia Orchidaceae Rchb.f 1854 drawing fide; Venezuelan Orchids Illustrated Vol 6 Dunsterville & Garay 1976; Flora de Venezuela Foldats Volumen XV Part 3 1970; The Orchids of Venezuela, An Illustrated Field Guide Dunsterville & Garay 1979; Icones Orchidacearum 3 Plate 353 Hagsater & Sanchez 1999 see recognition section; Icones Orchidacearum 4 Plate 403 Hagsater 2001 see recognition section; Icones Orchidacearum 4 Plate 443 Hagsater 2001 see recognition section; Icones Orchidacearum 4 Plate 468 Hagsater 2001 see recognition section; Icones Orchidacearum 16[2] Plate 1670 Hagsater & Sanchez 2018 see recognition section; Icones Orchidacearum 16[2] Plate 1673 Hagsater & Sanchez 2018 see recognition section; Icones Orchidacearum 16[2] Plate 1677 Hagsater & Sanchez 2018 see recognition section; Icones Orchidacearum 16[2] Plate 1696 Hagsater & Jimenez 2018 see recognition section; Icones Orchidacearum 16[2] Plate 1698 Hagsater & Jimenez 2018 see recognition section; Icones Orchidacearum 17[1] Plate 1712 Hagsater & Jimenez 2019 see recognition section; Icones Orchidacearum 18(1) plate 1827 2020 see recognition section; Icones Orchidacearum 18(2) Plate 1881 Hagsater & Jimenez 2021 see recognition section
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