Contains 8 accepted taxa overall.
Characteristics
Classification
Citation
EPIDENDRUM Linnaeus, Sp. Pl., ed. 2. 1347. 1763, nom. cons. vs. Epidendrum Linnaeus 1753.
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TYPE: Epidendrum nocturnum Jacquin, typ. cons.
Species
| Scientific Name | Common Name | Herbarium Specimens | Status | Photos |
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| Epidendrum anceps | DINGY-FLOWERED STAR ORCHID; DINGY-FLOWERED EPIDENDRUM | Native Rare-State | ||
| Epidendrum blancheanum | ACUNA'S STAR ORCHID | Native Rare-State | ||
| Epidendrum conopseum | GREEN-FLY ORCHID | Native | ||
| Epidendrum floridense | UMBRELLA STAR ORCHID; UMBELLED EPIDENDRUM | Native Rare-State | ||
| Epidendrum nocturnum | NIGHT-SCENTED ORCHID; NIGHT-SCENTED EPIDENDRUM | Native Rare-State | ||
| Epidendrum radicans | STAR ORCHID; CRUCIFIX ORCHID | Not Native | ||
| Epidendrum rigidum | STIFF-FLOWER STAR ORCHID; RIGID EPIDENDRUM | Native Rare-State | ||
| Epidendrum strobiliferum | BIG CYPRESS STAR ORCHID; MATTED EPIDENDRUM | Native Rare-State |
Identification Key
1. Inflorescence peduncle 2-50 cm long, long-exserted
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1. Inflorescence peduncle 0.5-3 cm long, shorter than the leaves to slightly exceeding the leaves
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2. Sepals and petals orange-red; lip lobe margins fimbriate; leaves 5-13, evenly distributed along the stem
2. Sepals and petals green, yellow, to white; lip lobe margins entire; leaves clustered at the stem apex or evenly distributed along the stem
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3. Leaves 3-13, evenly distributed along the stem; peduncle 9-48 cm long; sepals 1.5-2.2 times as long as wide
3. Leaves 2-3, clustered at the stem apex subtending the peduncle; peduncle 2-10 cm long; sepals 3-6 times as long as wide
4. Stems branching; leaf blades nearly all perpendicular to the stem
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4. Stems unbranched; leaf blades mostly ascending to ascending-recurved
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5. Plants 50-160 cm long; sepals and petals 12-21 mm long, 2.5-6 mm wide
5. Plants 10-30 cm long; sepals and petals 3-6 mm long, 0.5-2 mm wide
6. Rhizome creeping; ovary 10-11 mm long, usually subequal to shorter than the subtending bracts; fruit 10-12 mm long
6. Cespitose; ovary 20-50 mm long, exserted beyong the subtending bracts; fruit 16-25 mm long
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7. Plant to 26 cm long; leaf blades 2-7 cm long; sepals and petals oblong, 11-15 mm long; lip with a broad obscure middle lobe
7. Plant to 100 cm long; leaf blades 6-15 cm long; sepals and petals linear-lanceolate, 25-60 mm long; lip with an elongate acuminate middle lobe
Genus Synonyms
| Synonym | Full Citation | Basionym | Type |
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| Amphiglottis | Amphiglottis Salisbury ex Britton & P. Wilson, Bot. Porto Rico 5: 199. 1924. | TYPE: = Nyctosma Rafinesque 1837; = Epidendrum Linnaeus 1763. | |
| Auliza | Auliza Small, Fl. Miami 55, 200. 1913. | TYPE: = Epidendrum Linnaeus 1763. | |
| Epidendrum | Epidendrum Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 952. 1753, nom. rej. vs. Epidendrum Linnaeus 1763. | TYPE: Epidendrum nodosum Linnaeus Lectotypified by Britton & P. Wilson, Bot. Porto Rico 5: 203. 1924. | |
| Larnandra | Larnandra Rafinesque, Rafinesque, Neogenyton 4. 1825. | TYPE: Larnandra conopsea (R. Brown) Rafinesque (Epidendrum conopseum R. Brown) | |
| Neolehmannia | Neolehmannia Kraenzlin, Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 26: 478. 1899. | TYPE: Neolehmannia epidendroides Kraenzlin 1899. | |
| Nyctosma | Nyctosma Rafinesque, Fl. Tellur. 2: 9. 1837 ("1836"). | TYPE: Nyctosma nocturna (Jacquin) Rafinesque (Epidendrum nocturnum Jacquin) = Epidendrum Linnaeus 1763. | |
| Spathiger | Spathiger Small, Fl. Miami 55, 200. 1913. | TYPE: Spathiger rigidus (Jacquin) Small (Epidendrum rigidum Jacquin) |