Epidendrum adenoglossum Lindl. 1841 GROUP Mancum SUBGROUP Mancum

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Common Name The Swollen Tongue Epidendrum

Flower Size

Found in Peru in cloud forests at elevations around 2500 meters as a miniature sized cold growing epiphyte that blooms in the winter on a terminal, erect, few flowered inflorescence

CAUTION!!! I have no way of personally verifying this determination. It is especially suspect as the species type was from Peru and this photo was taken in Costa Rica so use extreme caution here.

"Epidendrum adenoglossum Lindl. belongs to the 1841 GROUP Mancum SUBGROUP Mancum 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 is recognized by its larger plants, longer leaves, 3-veined petals and an entire, linear lip. Epidendrum pachoi Hágsater & L. Sánchez has two apical leaves, three-veined, elliptic petals, and a three-lobed lip. It is very similar to Epidendrum mancum, which has 3 to 4 leaves, smaller inflorescence, spathulate petals, and an entire lip. Epidendrum microglossum Schltr. has larger plants, narrower, linear-lanceolate leaves. Epidendrum brachyglosum Lindl., has 3 to 4, linear-lanceolate leaves, and an obscurely 3-lobed lip." Adapted from E pachoi Icones plate 467

Synonyms

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; Icones Orchidacearum 4 Plate 467 Hagsater 2001 see recognition section; Icones Orchidacearum 7 Plate 782 Hagsater and Sanchez 2004 see recognition section; Icones Orchidacearum 12 Plate 1264 Hagsater 2009 see recognition section; Icones Orchidacearum 12 Plate 1286 Hagsater 2009 see recognition section; Icones Orchidacearum 12 Plate 1288 Hagsater 2009 see recognition section;

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