*Oeceoclades maculata (Lindley) Lindley. Common name: Monk Orchid. Phenology: Aug-Nov. Habitat: Dry hammocks. Distribution: Native of Africa. First discovered in North America in s. FL in 1974; now at least as far north as Alachua County, FL (Wunderlin & Hansen 2011; FNA; Kartesz 2022). Wetterer & Wetterer (2022) provided a carefully researched account of the introduction of this species from Africa to South America in the 1700s to its spread to our region.
Origin/Endemic status: Subsaharan Africa
Synonymy ⓘ: = Bah, FNA26, K4, NS, WH3, WI, Brown (2002), Martos et al (2014); = Eulophia maculata (Lindl.) Rchb.f. — POWO; Angraecum maculatum Lindley. Basionym: Angraecum maculatum Lindl. 1821
Links to other floras: = Oeceoclades maculata - FNA26
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Heliophily ⓘ: 2
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