Rattail orchid
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Rattail orchid is a term referring to several more or less closely related orchid species
, which have inflorescence
s or aerial root
s resembling a rat
's tail in shape. It can refer to:
Species
In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biological classification and a taxonomic rank. A species is often defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring. While in many cases this definition is adequate, more precise or differing measures are...
, which have inflorescence
Inflorescence
An inflorescence is a group or cluster of flowers arranged on a stem that is composed of a main branch or a complicated arrangement of branches. Strictly, it is the part of the shoot of seed plants where flowers are formed and which is accordingly modified...
s or aerial root
Aerial root
Aerial roots are roots above the ground. They are almost always adventitious. They are found in diverse plant species, including epiphytes such as orchids, tropical coastal swamp trees such as mangroves, the resourceful banyan trees, the warm-temperate rainforest rātā and pōhutukawa Aerial roots...
s resembling a rat
Rat
Rats are various medium-sized, long-tailed rodents of the superfamily Muroidea. "True rats" are members of the genus Rattus, the most important of which to humans are the black rat, Rattus rattus, and the brown rat, Rattus norvegicus...
's tail in shape. It can refer to:
- Dendrobium mortii (Pencil Orchid)
- Dendrobium racemosum
- Dendrobium striolatum (Streaked Rock Orchid)
- Dendrobium tenuissimum
- Dockrillia teretifoliaDockrillia teretifoliaDockrillia teretifolia is a synonym of Dendrobium teretifolium, the Thin Pencil Orchid, Rat's Tail Orchid or Bridal Veil Orchid is found in Queensland and NSW ; 500-800 metres altitude. It flowers from July to August.D...
(Bridal-veil Orchid) - Oncidium cebolleta