Epidendrum alfaroi Ames & C. Schweinf. 1930

Flower Closeup Photos courtesy of Daniel Jimenez ©

Common Name Alfaro's Epidendrum [Costa Rican Orchid Enthusiast 1900's]

Flower Size

Found in Costa Rica, Panama and Colombia in primary forests at elevations around 700 to 2500 meters as a miniature to small sized, warm to cool growing epiphyte with simple, cane-likethat blooms in the spring and summer with fragrant flowers.

Synonyms Epidanthus alfaroi (Ames & C.Schweinf.) Garay 1977; Neowilliamsia alfaroi (Ames & C.Schweinf.) Dressler 1981

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; Icones Planetarum Tropicarum plate 1374 Atwood 1989 as Neowilliamsia alfaroi; Icones Orchidacearum 9 Plate 904 Hagsater 2007