Epidendrum microtum (Lindl.) Hágsater & L.Sánchez 2009 GROUP Mancum SUBGROUP Mancum
Inflorescence in situ Jardin Colombia 1/2016
Plant and Flowers in situ Jardin Colombia 1/2016
Photos by © Jay Pfahl
TYPE Drawing by © Jimenez, Hágsater & E.Santiago and The AMO Herbario Website
Common Name The Small Epidendrum
Flower Size .4" [1 cm]
Found in Colombia, Ecuador and Peru on the eastern slopes of the Andes at elevations of 1500 to 3000 meters as a medium sized, cool to cold growing epiphyte or terrestrial with terete basally, becoming compressed towards the apex stems carrying 2 to 4, lanceolate-oblong, obtuse, aristate leaves that blooms in the fall, winter and spring on an erect, peduncle to 3.8" [9 cm] long, cylindrical, racemose, 8 to 10.8" [20 to 27 cm] long overall, somewhat lax to densely 15 to 39 flowered inflorescence arising through 1 to 2 spathaceous, anciptious, oblong, acute bracts and carrying simultaneously opening, non-resupinate flowers.
"Epidendrum microtum belongs to the GROUP Mancum SUBGROUP Mancum, which is characterized by the sympodial growth, narrow spathaceous bracts with parallel sides, erect raceme with non-resupinate flowers and a generally reduced, fleshy lip. The species has a somewhat compact inflorescence, erect rachis, 3-veined, oblanceolate petals, 3-lobed lip with reduced, elliptic to sub-triangular, falcate, lateral lobes, and trapezoid midlobe with undulate apical margin. It is similar to Epidendrum brachyglossum Lindl. which has smaller and narrower leaves, a smaller, rectangular lip, midlobe with entire margin. Epidendrum microglossum Schltr. has a flexuous rachis, spathulate petals, and sub-equal lobes of the lip. Epidendrum adenoglossum Lindl. has similar plants with longer and wider leaves and an entire lip. Epidendrum mancum Lindl. has smaller plants, shorter and wider leaves, sub-orbicular to spatulate petals and an entire lip." Hagsater tal 2009
Synonyms *Epidendrum brachyglossum var. microtum Lindl. 1853
References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; Icones Orchidacearum 12 Plate 1204 Hagsater 2009 see recognition section; Icones Orchidacearum 12 Plate 1212 Hagsater 2009 see recognition section; Icones Orchidacearum 12 Plate 1262 Hagsater 2009 see recognition section; Icones Orchidacearum 12 Plate 1263 Hagsater 2009 see recognition section; * Icones Orchidacearum 12 Plate 1264 Hagsater & Sanchez 2009 drawing fide; Orquideas, Tesoro de Colombia Vol 2 Ortiz & Uribe 2017 photo fide;
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