Epidendrum imantophyllum Lindl. 1831 GROUP Schistochilum SUBGROUP Secundum Photo courtesy of Jay Pfahl

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Common Name The Strap Shaped Leaf Epidendrum

Flower Size 1" [2.5 cm]

Found in Mexico, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Surinam, French Guiana, Trinidad & Tobago, Brazil, Paraguay and Peru at elevations of 100 to 600 meters as a giant sized, hot growing epiphyte or terrestrial. They grow in very hot, dry sandy raodside banks in full sun. This species is often found in conjunction with ants and may benefit from their presence.

Synonyms Epidendrum imatophyllum Lindl. 1831 mispell; Epidendrum imetrophyllum Paxton 1837;

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; AOS Bulletin Vol 27 No 6 1958; Native Orchids of Trinidad Schultes 1960; Flora de Venezuela Foldats Volumen XV Part 3 1970; Orquideologia Vol 12 3/4 1977/8 photo; Orquideologia Vol 14 No 1 1979; Orchids of Venezuela ; An Illustrated Field Guide Vol 1 Dunsterville & Garay 1979 drawing fide; Icones Planetarum Tropicarum Plate 082 Dodson 1980 drawing fide; The Orchids of Surinam Werkhoven 1986 photo fide; AOS Bulletin Vol 56 No 9 1987 Photo; Icones Planetarum Tropicarum Plate 063 Dodson & Bennett 1989 drawing fide; Icones Planetarum Tropiocarum Plate 748 Atwood & Mora 1992 drwaing fide; Icones Orchidacearum 2 Plate 193 Hagsater, Sanchez 1993 see recognition section; AOS Bulletin Vol 73 No 8 2004; Orquideas de la Serrania del Baudo Misas Urreta 2006 drawing/photo fide; Las Orquideas del Peru Izerskyy & Bezverhov 2011 photo hmm

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