Carenidium

ORCHIDSTUDIUM PROJECT

CARENIDIUM
(5 species; 3 alliances)

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Carenidium Baptista, Colet. de Orq. Bras, 3: 90-92 (2006).

Oncidium Sw., Kongl. Vetensk. Acad. Nya Handl. 21: 239. (1800).
Oncidium sect. Concoloria Kraenzl., Pflanzenr. Heft 80: 206 (1922).

Alliances have proposed based in morphology and affinity to facilitate the correct identification of species.

Note:
Carenidium species flowers always presenting longitudinal lamellate callosities on the lip. Only one species presenting hairy thick callus.

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C. concolor Alliance
(3 species)

Species presenting two longitudinal lamellate callosities on the lip.

Carenidium concolor Complex
(2 species)

Species presenting column (ca. 0.9 cm long) => C. concolor

Species presenting column (ca. 1.7 cm long) => C. ottonis

C. concolor

C. ottonis

Other species in C. concolor Alliance
(1 species)

C. gracile

C. itapetingense Alliance
(1 species)

Species presenting very narrow lamellate longitudinal callus.

C. itapetingense

C. dasytyle Alliance
(1 species)

Species presenting hairy thick callus.

C. dasytyle

OTHER NAMES IN CARENIDIUM

C. ouricanense (V.P.Castro & Campacci) Baptista = Rhinocidium ouricanense
C. paranaense (Kraenzl.) Baptista = Rhinocidium paranaense
C. raniferum (Lindl.) Baptista = Rhinocidium raniferum
C. venustum (C.Morren) Baptista = Baptistonia venusta