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Schoenorchis juncifolia is an epiphytic orchid (family Orchidaceae) of the East Indies which is best known for its resemblance to the unrelated Spanish moss (Tillandsia usneoides) and like it hangs down in long garlands. It grows only on two species of tree: Weinmannia blumei and Castanea javanica.[1]
| Schoenorchis juncifolia | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
| Genus: | Schoenorchis |
| Species: | S. juncifolia
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| Binomial name | |
| Schoenorchis juncifolia Reinw. ex Blume
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References
edit- ^ Arditti, Joseph, ed. (1990). Orchid Biology - Reviews and Perspectives - Volume V. Portland: Timber Press. p. 25. ISBN 088192-170-X.