Cardiochilos
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Cardiochilos is a monotypic genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. The only species is Cardiochilos williamsonii.
Description
This species is a monopodial, epiphytic herb with up to 10 cm tall stems and up to 20 cm long, fleshy roots. The solitary, non-resuspinate flowers have hairy peduncles.Cribb, P. J. (1977). [https://www.jstor.org/stable/pdf/4117264.pdf "New orchids from south central Africa."] Kew Bulletin, 137-187. Their heart-shaped labellum is the eponymous feature of this genus. The genus name Cardiochilos is composed of cardio from the greek kardio or kardia meaning heart,Dictionary.com, LLC. [https://www.dictionary.com/browse/cardio "cardio-."] Retrieved 1 June 2022. and chilos from the greek cheilos meaning lip.Dictionary.com, LLC. [https://www.dictionary.com/browse/chilo- "chilo-."] Retrieved 1 June 2022.
Ecology
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References
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- Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.A. & Rasmussen, F. eds. (1999). Genera Orchidacearum 1. Oxford Univ. Press.
- Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.A. & Rasmussen, F. eds. (2001). Genera Orchidacearum 2. Oxford Univ. Press.
- Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.A. & Rasmussen, F. eds. (2003). Genera Orchidacearum 3. Oxford Univ. Press
- Berg Pana, H. 2005. Handbuch der Orchideen-Namen. Dictionary of Orchid Names. Dizionario dei nomi delle orchidee. Ulmer, Stuttgart
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Category:Monotypic Epidendroideae genera
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