Epidendrum rousseauae Schltr. 1918 GROUP Laterale Photo by © Jay Pfahl

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Common Name Mrs. Rousseau's Epidendrum [Wife of Belgian Orchid Enthusiast late 1800, early 1900's]

Flower Size 1" [2.5 cm]

Found in Costa Rica, Panama and Colombia as a miniature sized, hot to warm growing epiphytic herb at elevations of sealevel to 1000 meters with close set, ovoid, smooth psuedobulbs carrying a single, apical, erect, coriaceous, elliptic, obtuse, basally clasping leaf that blooms in the later spring through summer and is different in that it has a basal, 2" [5 cm] long, few flowered, erect to lateral inflorescences with fragrant flowers occuring in the winter.

Said to be a synonym of E laterale and seems to be very similar but differs in the non pinched opening at the lip base and column foot, if so then E laterale takes precedence.

Synonyms Auliza rousseauae (Schltr.) Brieger 1977

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list IPNI ; Repert. Sp. Nov. Regni. Veg. Beih. 17: 39. Panama Schlechter 1922; AOS Bulletin Vol 27 No 6 1958; Die Orchideen #8 29-32 tafel 8 Rudolph Schlechter 1971 as Auliza rousseauae photo ok; Vanishing Beauty; Native Costa Rican Orchids Vol 1 Pupulin 2005; Orquideas de la Serrania del Baudo Misas Urreta 2006 drawing/photo fide; Icones Orchidacearum Vol 11 Plate 1136 Hagsater & Sanchez 2008 see recognition section; Icones Orchidacearum Vol 11 Plate 1175 Hagsater & Sanchez 2008 drawing good

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