Epidendrum arnoldii Schltr. 1924

Flower closeup

Inflorescence and spathe

Plant and inflorescence

Spathe of Inflorescence

Inflorescence Photos by Jay Pfahl ©

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Common Name Arnold's Epidendrum

Flower Size 3/4" [1.85 cm]

Hagsater states "not seen for years" in central Colombia in dense, dwarf, mossy, cloud forests at elevations of 2800 to 3300 meters, as a large to giant sized, cold growing terrestrial with elongate, leafy towards the apex stems that blooms in the late spring and summer on a terminal, paniculate, many flowered inflorescnece with sweetly fragrant flowers

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References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ;

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