Epidendrum confertum Ames & C.Schweinf.

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Orchidaceae > Epidendrum

Characteristics

Branched or simple, prostrate epiphytic herbs up to 50 cm. long. Stems slen-der, densely leaved, covered with the amplexicaul leaf-sheaths. Leaves 8-15 mm. long and 3-6 mm. broad, oblong-ligulate to ovate, acute to aristate. Inflorescence usually a single flower at the. apex of the stem or branches. Sepals 8-9 mm. long and 2-2.5 mm. broad, lanceolate-ligulate, acute. Petals about 8 mm. long and 1 mm. broad, linear, obtuse or acute, broadest near the apex. Lip unguiculate; claw adnate to the column; lamina about 5 mm. long and as broad, orbicular-cordate, slightly cochleate.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support epiphyte
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Distribution

Epidendrum confertum world distribution map, present in Costa Rica and Panama

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:91426-2
WFO ID wfo-0000949852
COL ID 6G4GB
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Synonyms

Epidendrum confertum Epidendrum prostratum