Codonorchis lessonii

Codonorchis lessonii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Orchidaceae
Subfamily:	Orchidoideae
Genus:	Codonorchis
Species:	C. lessonii
Binomial name
Codonorchis lessonii (Brongn.) Lindl.

Codonorchis lessonii is a species of orchid.^[1] This species is native to Chile and Argentina. In Chile, it is found between the Maule and Magallanes regions.^[2] Its common names in English include Palomita Orchid^[3] (palomita means "little dove" in Spanish) and Dog Orchid.^[1] In Central-South Chile, this species engages in mycorrhizal symbiosis with fungi from the families Ceratobasidiaceae and Tulasnellaceae.^[4]

References

1. "Dog Orchid (Codonorchis lessonii)". iNaturalist. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
2. Rodriguez, Roberto; Marticorena, Clodomiro; Alarcón, Diego; Baeza, Carlos; Cavieres, Lohengrin; Finot, Víctor L.; Fuentes, Nicol; Kiessling, Andrea; Mihoc, Maritza; Pauchard, Aníbal; Ruiz, Eduardo; Sanchez, Paulina; Marticorena, Alicia; Rodriguez, Roberto; Marticorena, Clodomiro. "Catalogue of the vascular plants of Chile". Gayana. Botánica. 75 (1): 1–430. doi:10.4067/S0717-66432018000100001. ISSN 0717-6643.
3. "Codonorchis lessonii (d'Urv.) Lindl". Pl@ntNet. n.d. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
4. Pereira, Guillermo; Suz, Laura M.; Albornoz, Verónica; Romero, Christian; García, Leonardo; Leiva, Victoria; Atala, Cristian (2018). "Mycorrhizal fungi associated with Codonorchis lessonii (Brongn.) Lindl., a terrestrial orchid from Chile". Gayana Botánica. 75 (1): 447–458. doi:10.4067/S0717-66432018000100447. ISSN 0717-6643.