Epidendrum xanthinum Lindl. 1844

Flower Closeup Photos courtesy of Jay Pfahl

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Common Name The Yellow Epidendrum

Flower Size 1" [2.5 cm]

Found in Colombia and Brazil as a large to giant sized, hot to cool growing terrestrial reedstem at elevations of 1500 to 2200 meters with an elongated stem, carrying alternating, linear leaves and blooms on a to 2' [60 cm] long, inflorescence with the flowers clustered in a ball at the apex occuring in the spring and fall.

Synonyms

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; Encyclopedia of Cultivated Orchids Hawkes 1965; Native Colombian Orchids Vol 5 COS 1994 photo ok; Orchids of the High Mountain Atlantic Rainforest in SE Brazil Warren & Miller 1994

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