Family: Orchidaceae
Group: Monocot
Substrate:
Terrestrial
Habit:
Herb
Native Range: Greater Antilles (Puerto Rico, Hispaniola) and the Lesser Antilles.
Map of select IRC data for peninsular Florida
SOUTH FLORIDA Occurrence:
Present
SOUTH FLORIDA Native Status:
Not Native, Cultivated Only
SOUTH FLORIDA Cultivated Status:
Cultivated
Comments: Plants from Puerto Rico and the Lesser Antilles may be a distinct species: T. elegans (see Ackerman, 1995).
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