''Coilostylis ciliaris'' (fringed star orchid), formerly ''Epidendrum ciliare'', is a species of

orchid Orchids are plants that belong to the family Orchidaceae (), a diverse and widespread group of flowering plants with blooms that are often colourful and fragrant. Along with the Asteraceae, they are one of the two largest families of flowerin ...

in the genus '' Coilostylis''. It was transferred from ''

Epidendrum ''Epidendrum'' , abbreviated Epi in the horticultural trade, is a large neotropical genus of the orchid family. With more than 1,500 species, some authors describe it as a mega-genus. The genus name (from Greek ''επί, epi'' and ''δένδρο ...

'' by Withner and Harding in 2004. It is the type species of the genus '' Coilostylis''. The diploid

chromosome A chromosome is a long DNA molecule with part or all of the genetic material of an organism. In most chromosomes the very long thin DNA fibers are coated with packaging proteins; in eukaryotic cells the most important of these proteins are ...

number of ''C. ciliare'' has been determined from several individuals as 2''n'' = 40, 80, and 160, the haploid

chromosome number Ploidy () is the number of complete sets of chromosomes in a cell, and hence the number of possible alleles for autosomal and pseudoautosomal genes. Sets of chromosomes refer to the number of maternal and paternal chromosome copies, respectivel ...

as ''n'' = 20. The moth '' Pseudosphinx tetrio'' has been observed as a pollinator in

Puerto Rico Puerto Rico (; abbreviated PR; tnq, Boriken, ''Borinquen''), officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico ( es, link=yes, Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico, lit=Free Associated State of Puerto Rico), is a Caribbean island and unincorporated ...

.Ackerman, J. D. and A. M. Montalvo. (1990)
Short-and long-term limitations to fruit production in a tropical orchid.
''Ecology'' 71(1), 263-72.

Footnotes

ciliaris Orchids of Îles des Saintes Orchids of Puerto Rico Plants described in 1759 Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus {{Laeliinae-stub