Palm

GROUP Aristisepalum

Characterized by a caespitose habit, simple stems, subcoriaceous leaves, an arching-nutant, racemose inflorescence without spathaceous bracts, a thickened disc on the 3-lobed lip, and especially the lateral sepals which are apically prominently aristate-complanate, 15-20 mm long. The species is recognized by the has leaves 6.5-13 x 1.3-1.5 cm, the lip with dolabriform-rounded lateral lobes, mid-lobe as long as the lateral lobes, cuneate, sub-quadrate, the apex sinuous-truncate, 3-dentate; disc with the thickened plate sub-quadrate-ovate, basal flowers open first

  1. Epidendrum aristisepalum Hágsater & Dodson 2001 Ecuador

  2. Epidendrum aristoloides Hágsater & Dodson 2001 Ecuador Peru

    Epidendrum birostratum C.Schweinf. 1943 Ecuador Peru

  3. Epidendrum camilo-diazii Hágsater & Chocce 2010 Peru

  4. Epidendrum chachapoyarum Chocce-Peña, Hágsater, Acuña-Tarazona et Vega-Vera 2013 Peru

  5. Epidendrum incahuamanii Collantes & Hágsater 2015 Peru

  6. Epidendrum jalcaense Chocce, Dalström, Hágsater & J.Arnaiz 2010 Peru

  7. Epidendrum tetracuniculatum Hágsater, Edquén, E.Santiago & Náquira 2018 Peru

  8. Epidendrum vegae Chocce & Hagsater 2010 Peru

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; Icones Orchidacearum 4 Plate 412 Hagsater & Sanchez 2001 see recognition section; Icones Orchidacearum 4 Plate 413 Hagsater & Sanchez 2001 see recognition section; Icones Orchidacearum 13 Plate 1308 Hagsater & Sanchez 2010 see recognition section; Icones Orchidacearum 13 Plate 1397 Hagsater & Sanchez 2010 see recognition section; Icones Orchidacearum 14 plate 1415 Hagsater 2013 see recognition section; Icones Orchidacearum 15 [2] plate 1504 Hagsater & Collantes 2015 drawing fide; Icones Orchidacearum 15 [1] Plate 1527 Hagsater & Sanchez 2015 see recognition section; Icones Orchidacearum 16(2) Plate 1699 Hagsater & Jimenez 2018 see recognition section

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