| Epidendrum microphyllum | |
|---|---|
 | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
| Genus: | Epidendrum |
| Subgenus: | Epidendrum subg. Epidendrum |
| Section: | Epidendrum sect. Sarcophylla |
| Species: | E. microphyllum |
| Binomial name | |
| Epidendrum microphyllum Rich. (1792) | |
| Synonyms | |
| |
Epidendrum microphyllum is a species of tropical orchid in the genus Epidendrum with non-resupinate flowers.
E. microphyllum grows epiphytically at low altitudes in the tropical rain forests of northern Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador (including a site in Napo at 180 m [1] ), French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela. [2] The small sympodial plant bears rather widely separated (3–5 cm) short, erect stems covered with imbricating sheathes, most of which bear the thick, narrow, alternate leaves. The small (1 cm across) woolly green flowers (sometimes with purple pigment as well) are born on a woolly, apical raceme. The dorsal sepal bends backward, nearly parallel to the ovary, unlike the spreading lateral sepals. The petals are linear to narrowly elliptic, and bend backward to a lesser degree than the dorsal sepal. The lateral margins of the pointed lip partially encircle the apex of the column.
In 1861, Reichenbach classified this orchid as the only species in the section Sarcophylla Rchb.f. of subgenus Euepidendrum Lindl. of the genus Epidendrum. [3] According to the Vienna code, the proper names for these subdivisions of the genus Epidendrum are E. sect. Sarcophylla and E. subg. Epidendrum. [4]
Epidendrum anceps, literally the "two-edged upon a tree," a species of epiphytic orchid in the genus Epidendrum, is sometimes known as the brown epidendrum or dingy-flowered epidendrum.
Epidendrum armeniacum is an epiphytic species of reed-stemmed Epidendrum orchid that grows wild in Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador, and Peru, at altitudes of 1–2 km.
Epidendrum compressum is a species of orchid in the genus Epidendrum from wet montane forests of Trinidad, Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia.
Epidendrum macrocarpum, widely known as Epidendrum schomburgkii, is a species of orchid in the genus Epidendrum, and the largest-flowering crucifix orchid species. Reichenbach thought that E. fulgens and E. schomburgkii var. confluens were both synonyms for this species.
Epidendrum polystachyumHBK (1816) is an epiphytic orchid, which grows wild in seasonally dry forests on the western slopes of the Andes in Ecuador and Peru at altitudes near 2 km.
Epidendrum rigidum is an epiphytic reed-stemmed Epidendrum orchid common throughout the Neotroical lowlands, below 600 m.
Epidendrum brachyglossumLindl. 1844 is a species of Epidendrum orchid native to the western slopes of the Andes in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru, and has been reported at altitudes ranging from 1.8 km, near Ocaña, Ayacucho, Peru, to 2.8 km, in Cajamarca, Peru.
Epidendrum brevivenium is a species of Epidendrum Orchid native to Peru and the provinces of Pichincha, Napo, and Tungurahua in Ecuador at altitudes of 2.8 to 3.4 km.
Epidendrum excisum is a species of orchid known to grow both epiphytically and terrestrially on steep rocky banks in mountainous regions of Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. It has been reported at altitudes from 2.4 km to 2.8 km.
Epidendrum hemiscleria is a sympodial epiphytic orchid native to the tropical cloud forest of Ecuador and Peru, at altitudes near 3.3 km.
The section Epidendrum sect. SarcophyllaRchb.f. is a subsection of subgenus E. subg. Epidendrum of the genus Epidendrum of the Orchidaceae. In 1861, Reichenbach recognized one species in this section:
Epidendrum piperinum is a small succulent epiphytic orchid native to the tropical Cloud forest of Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru, at altitudes close to 3 km. Reichenbach noted that the plant resembled a Peperomia.
Epidendrum smaragdinum is an epiphytic sympodial orchid native to the Neotropics. It has been found at 0.5 km above sea level in Napo, Ecuador It is also known from Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela.
Epidendrum parviflorum is a small-flowered reed-stemmed Epidendrum orchid found in the montane tropical wet forests of Bolivia, Ecuador, and Amazonas, Peru.
Epidendrum spruceanum is an epiphytic reed-stemmed Epidendrum orchid native to the Tropical rainforest of Peru, Bolivia, and Brazil.
Epidendrum lanipes is an epiphytic sympodial orchid with spindle-shaped stems native to the montane tropical rainforest of Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru at altitudes ranging from 0.8 to 1.4 km.
Epidendrum parvilabre is a sympodial terrestrial orchid native to the mountainous (~2 km) tropical rainforests of Ecuador and Piura, Peru.
Epidendrum catillus is an epiphytic orchid native to Colombia, Ecuador and Peru at altitudes ranging from 0.8 km to 1.6 km.
Epidendrum coriifolium is a sympodial orchid which grows both terrestrially and epiphytically at altitudes of 1.4—1.7 km in dense forests in Brazil, Ecuador, Mexico, Central America, and Venezuela.
Epidendrum stenophyton is a reed-stemmed Epidendrum orchid from the high-altitude tropics of Ecuador and Peru.
