Global InformationPholidota imbricata information
| Common rattlesnake orchid | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
| Tribe: | Arethuseae |
| Genus: | Pholidota |
| Species: | P. imbricata
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| Binomial name | |
| Pholidota imbricata Hook.[1]
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Synonyms list
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Pholidota imbricata, commonly known as the common rattlesnake orchid[2] or necklace orchid,[3] is a plant in the orchid family and is a clump-forming epiphyte or lithophyte with crowded pseudobulbs. Each pseudobulb has a single pleated, leathery leaf and up to sixty white, cream-coloured or greenish, cup-shaped flowers in two ranks along a wiry flowering stem. There is a large, papery bract at the base of each flower. This species is native to areas from tropical and subtropical Asia to the southwest Pacific.
- ^ a b "Pholidota imbricata". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
- ^ Jones, David L. (2006). A complete guide to native orchids of Australia including the island territories. Frenchs Forest, N.S.W.: New Holland. p. 472. ISBN 1877069124.
- ^ "Necklace orchid". Flowers of India. Retrieved 16 January 2019.