Epidendrum costatum A. Rich. & Galeotti 1945 Photo courtesy of Noble Bashor

Common Name The Ribbed-Lip Epidendrum

Flower Size

Oaxaca Mx., 2103m elev., Puerto Escondido Rd. epiphytic on large oaks growing with Epidendrum oaxacanum and blooms on a terminal, racemose, few to several flowered inflorescence with successive opening flowers.

Closely related to E costatum, E oaxacanum, E hueycantenangense and E mixtecanum

Synonyms

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; Icones Orchidacearum 2 Plate 141 Hagsater 1993 see recognition section

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