Epidendrum catillus Rchb. f. & Warsz. 1854 Photo by © Lourens Grobler

Inflorescence Photo courtesy of Andy's Orchids Copyright © 2002 All rights reserved.

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Common Name The Small Basin Epidendrum?

Flower Size 1 1/4" [3.1 cm]

A Colombian reedstem species of the Western Cordellera as well as in Ecuador and Peru in forested savannahs and mountain forests at elevations of 750 to 2500 meters as a small to large sized terrestrial or as an epiphyte with simple canes carrying ovate to oblong-lanceolate, fleshy coriaceous, dorsally carinate leaves that are carried towards the apex and basal leaf sheaths that has an erect, 20" [50 cm] long, raceme or panicle, loosely or densely, few to many flowered, umbelliform inflorescence with successively opening, non resupinate flowers occuring at any time of the year.

Synonyms Epidendrum vinosum Schltr. 1921

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; Native Colombian Orchids Vol 2 COS 1991

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