Epidendrum anisatum La Llave & Lex. 1825 Photo courtesy of Weyman Bussey

Epi gladiatum Photo by © Lourens Grobler

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Common Name The Anise-Scented Epidendrum

Flower Size 1" [2.5 cm]

This species is a small sized, warm to cool growing epiphyte that is found at elevations around 1550 to 2300 meters in Nayarit, Jalisco, Micoacan, Guerrero, Mexico and Morelos states of Mexico mostly on oaks in wet montane, oak-pine or fir forests with cane-like stems enveloped caompletely by imbricating, tubular sheaths and carrying several [10 to 15] linear-lanceolate, acute, articulated to the clasping base leaves and blooms on an apical, short racemose inflorescence enveloped by scarious bracts with several [2 to 8], fragrant [Anise] flowers. Similar to E durangense but differs in having flowers that do not smell of anise and blooms in the winter and spring, has triangular lip apex, and narrower leaves [less than 2cm wide].

Synonyms Epidendrum gladiatum Lindl. 1831; Epidendrum juergensenii Rchb. f. 1880; Epidendrum vandifolium Lindl. 1849

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; Flora Novo-Galaciana Vol 16 McVaugh 1985;