Epidendrum brachycorymbosum Hágsater & Dodson 2004 Schistochilum group, Elongatum subgroup Photo courtesy of Andy's Orchids

Common Name The Short Corymb Epidendrum [refers tothe shape of the inflorescence]

Flower Size .6" [1.5 cm]

Found in Ecuador on the eastern slopes of the Andes at elevations of 1500 to 1650 meters as a small to medium sized, cool to warm growing terrestrial with a simple, cane-like, terete basally and flattened towards the apex stem carrying to 9, alternate, subcoriaceous, elliptic, rounded apically, crenulate to entire margined leaves that are small er below and are situated in the upper 2/3's of the stem that can bloom in the winter through summer on a terminal, racemose, erect, terete, very short inflorescence with the peduncle hidden by two, tubular bracts and the rachis is enveloped by the triangular, long-acuminate floral bracts carrying 10 to 30, successively flowering, resupinate, non-fragrant flowers.

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References W3 Tropicos [http://mobot.mobot.org/W3T/Search/vast.html], Kew Monocot list [http://www.kew.org/wcsp/home.do], IPNI [http://www.us.ipni.org/ipni/plantsearch?request_type=search&output_format=query&ret_defaults=on]; *Icones Orchidacearum Fascile 7 The Genus Epidendrum Part 4 Plate 714 Hagsater 2004

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