Ghost orchid  (Polyradicion lindenii)

Epiphytic: a plant that uses another plant, typically a tree, for its physical support, but which does not draw nourishment from it.
Photosynthesis: metabolic process characteristic of plants in which carbon dioxide is broken down, using energy from sunlight absorbed by the green pigment chlorophyll. Organic compounds are made and oxygen is given off as a by-product.

1. IUCN Red List (May, 2003)
   www.redlist.org
   
2. CITES (May, 2003)
   www.cites.org
   
3. Bernhardt, B. (2003) An Orchid Grows in Hollywood. Plant Talk, 32: 38 - 39.
   
4. Van Alstyne, IW. (1980) Polyradicion lindenii, new name for Polyrrhiza lindenii. Florida Orchidist, 23(1): 21.
   
5. U-haul International (May, 2003)
   http://www.uhaul.com/supergraphics/orchid/index-flash.html