Epidendrum orchidiflorum

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Epidendrum orchidiflorum
Epidendrum orchidiflorum (as Epidendrum caespitosum) - Fl.Br.3-5-034.jpg
Epidendrum orchidiflorum
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Genus: Epidendrum
Subgenus: Epidendrum subg. Amphiglottium
Section: Epidendrum sect. Schistochila
Subsection: Epidendrum subsect. Integra
Species:
E. orchidiflorum
Binomial name
Epidendrum orchidiflorum

Epidendrum orchidiflorum is a species of orchid of the genus Epidendrum .

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Description

E. orchidiflorum grows in sandy thickets in Bahia, Brazil, according to Reichenbach's [1] reading of Salzmann  [ es ], and flowers in February, growing in sandy bushy places near Macero, according to Reichenbach's reading of Gardner, 1421. The flat, coriaceous distichous leaves are ovate-oblong and obtuse. The stout, ~3 dm long, terminal peduncle is covered with rough imbricate sheathes and ends in a short raceme of green flowers. The dorsal sepal is obovate, and the lateral sepals are oblong. The two petals are linear-subcuneate. The subrotund lip has two calli at the base, and is tridentate at the apex; the middle tooth is smaller than the lateral teeth.

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References

  1. ↑ H. G. Reichenbach "ORCHIDES" in Dr. Carl Müller, Ed. Annales Botanices Systematicae Tomus VI 1861. Berlin. p. 385

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