GROUP Coronatum SUBGROUP Artisepalum

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, .6 to .8" [15 to 20 mm] long.

  1. Epidendrum amplexipetalum Hagsater & Medina 2020 Ecuador and Peru

  2. Epidendrum aristisepalum Hágsater & Dodson 2001 Ecuador

  3. Epidendrum aristoloides Hágsater & Dodson 2001 Ecuador Peru

  4. Epidendrum birostratum C.Schweinf. 1943 Ecuador Peru

  5. Epidendrum camilo-diazii Hágsater & Chocce 2010 Peru

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

  7. Epidendrum incahuamanii Collantes & Hágsater 2015 Peru

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

  9. Epidendrum pachystele Hágsater, Edquén, E.Santiago & Salas Guerr. 2018 Peru

  10. Epidendrum tetralobum Hágsater & E.Santiago 2013 Ecuador

  11. Epidendrum vegae Chocce & Hagsater 2010 Peru

GROUP Coronatum

Characterized by the relatively large plants with stems carrying many leaves and blooming on an apical, racemose inflorescence without spathaceous bracts and large waxy flowers with a 3 lobed lip that is basally bicallose.

  1. Epidendrum ammophilum Barb.Rodr. 1881 Brazil

  2. Epidendrum betimianum Barb.Rodr. 1882 Brazil

  3. Epidendrum coronatum Ruiz & Pav. 1798 Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, Costa Rica, Panama, Trinidad & Tobago, Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia and Brazil

  4. Epidendrum dentilobum Ames, F.T.Hubb. & C.Schweinf. 1935 Panama, Colombia, Fr Guyana, Guyana and North Brazil

  5. Epidendrum kanehirae Hágsater 2001 Peru

  6. Epidendrum tessmannii Mansf. 1928 Peru

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; Icones Orchidacearum Peruviarum Plate 253 Bennett & Christenson 1995; Icones Orchidacearum Peruviarum Plate 043 Bennett & Christenson 1993; Icones Orchidacearum 4 Plate 412 Hagsater 2001 see recognition section; Icones Orchidacearum 4 Plate 413 Hagsater 2001 see recognition section; Icones Orchidacearum 4 Plate 450 Hagsater 2001 see recognition section; Icones Orchidacearum 11 Plate 1113 Hagsater 2008 see recognition section; Icones Orchidacearum 11 Plate 1117 Hagsater & Sanchez 2008 see recognition section; Icones Orchidacearum 13 Plate 1308 Hagsater & Santiago 2010 see recoignition section; Icones Orchidacearum 13 Plate 1397 Hagsater & Santiago 2010 See recognition section; Icones Orchidacearum 14 Plate 1415 Hagsater & Santiago 2013 See recognition section; Icones Orchidacearum 14 Plate 1446 Hagsater & Santiago 2013 See recognition section; Icones Orchidacearum 14 Plate 1488 Hagsater & Santiago 2013 See recognition section; Icones Orchidacearum 15 [1] Plate 1504 Hagsater & Sanchez 2015 see recognition section; Icones Orchidacearum 16[2] Plate 1689 Hagsater & Sanchez 2018 see recognition section; Icones Orchidacearum 18(1) plate 1802 2020 see recognition section