Taeniophyllum fasciola

Taeniophyllum fasciola is an epiphytic orchid, native to many Pacific islands.
Like all species of Taeniophyllum it is effectively leafless with photosynthetic roots.
It was first described in 1786 as Epidendrum fasciola by Georg Forster and was renamed and redescribed many times. In 1862 it received its current name when it was assigned to the genus Taeniophyllum by Berthold Carl Seemann.

Distribution

It is found on the following Pacific islands: the Cook Islands, Fiji, the Marianas, New Caledonia, Niue, Pitcairn Island, Samoa, the Society Islands, the Solomons, Tonga, Tuamotu, Tubuai Island, Vanuatu, and Wallis and Futuna Islands.