Epidendrum cardioglossum Rchb.f. 1850 GROUP Cernuum SUBGROUP Cernuum Original Drawing by © Padre Pedro Ortiz Conserved at the Herbario de la Universidad Javeriana, Bogota Colombia

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Common Name The Heart-Shaped Lip Epidendrum

Flower Size 1/2" [1.25 cm]

Found in Venezuela in cloud forests at elevations of 1400 to 3000 as a large sized, cool to cold growing epiphyte with a more or less erect, then arching in the upper 1/3 stem enveloped completely by tubular, nervose, rather rough, old grey leafless and leaf-bearing sheaths carrying, a few spread unevenly throughout the apical half, lightly sulcate, thin, carinate, apically unequal in older leaves. Curious, that in successive years, the plant produces a new 4 to 5" side branch arising near the apex of the older cane and have a arching to pendant manner of growth with newer leaves held to the apex of the new short cane that blooms in the fall through spring on a terminal, short, racemose inflroescence with the few, simultaneously opening, resupinate flowers held at all angles

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References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; Venezuelan Orchids Illustrated Vol 4 Dunsterville & Garay 1966 drawing; Flora de Venezuela Volumen XV Parte 3 Foldats 1970 drawing; Icones Orchidacearum Part 12 Plate 1214 Hagsater 2009 drawing fide; Icones Orchidacearum Part 12 Plate 1278 Hagsater 2009 see recognition section; Icones Orchidacearum Part 12 Plate 1292 Hagsater 2009 see recognition section; Icones Orchidacearum Part 12 Plate 1299 Hagsater 2009 see recognition section;

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