GROUP Leptophytum

Characterized by the straggling vegetative habit, delicate, grass-like, linear leaves inflorescence racemose, subtended by a narrow, conduplicate spathe, flowers pale green, delicate, lip entire to 3-lobed, bicallose, calli elongate, parallel, fleshy, blending into a low mid-rib which runs down the middle of the lip.

  1. Epidendrum leptophytum Hágsater 2018 Ecuador

  2. Epidendrum triloboleptophytum Hágsater, Naranjo & A.E.Mend. 2018 Ecuador

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; Icones Orchidacearum 16[1] Plate 1635 Hagsater & Santiago 2018 See Recognition section; Icones Orchidacearum 16[1] Plate 1661 Hagsater & Santiago 2018 See Recognition section;

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