| Epidendrum geminiflorum | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
| Genus: | Epidendrum |
| Subgenus: | Epidendrum subg. Spathium |
| Species: | E. geminiflorum |
| Binomial name | |
| Epidendrum geminiflorum Kunth | |
| Synonyms | |
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E. cajamarcae Schltr | |
Epidendrum geminiflorum is a tropical epiphytic orchid native to Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela at elevations of 2.3—2.9 km.
Description
Epidendrum geminiflorum displays a sympodial habit, producing upright, slightly flexible stems ~1.5 dm tall, covered by tubular sheathes and ending in three to four oblong, obtuse to retuse, leathery leaves and a terminal spathe, through which the inflorescence erupts. The fleshy yellow-green to brown-green flowers have oblong-lanceolate sepals ~1.8 cm long and slightly shorter linear-lanceolate petals. The sepals curl backwards along their margins. The obscurely trilobate lip is adnate to the column to its apex, and cordate at the base. The medial lobe is acute.
References
- R. Govarts, World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/qsearch.do
- H. G. Reichenbach, "Orchides", nr. 197, in C. Müller, Ed. Walpers. Annales Botanices Systematicae 6(1861)368
- Schweinfurth. "Orchids of Peru" Fieldiana: Botany 30(2) 1959. p. 448
External links
Pictures of the plant can be found at
- The Internet Orchid Species Photo Encyclopedia
- http://maqui.ucdavis.edu/Images/Orchids/epidendrum_geminiflorum.html
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Epidendrum geminiflorum | |