Frondaria is a genus of orchid native to western South America. The species Frondaria caulescens is found at high altitudes from central Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia. It is unique because of its leaflike sheaths of the ramicauls.

The genus includes three accepted species:

  • Frondaria caulescens (Lindl.) Luer
  • Frondaria colombiana Szlach., Kolan. & Rykacz.
  • Frondaria graminea (Schltr.) Szlach., Kolan. & Rykacz.
  • Luer, C.A. (1986) Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 15: 29.
  • Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.C. & Rasmussen, F.N. (2006) Epidendroideae (Part One). Genera Orchidacearum 4: 359 ff. Oxford University Press.

External links

  • Data related to Frondaria at Wikispecies