Epidendrum schlechterianum Ames
First published in Schedul. Orchid. 7: 9 (1924)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Trinidad-Tobago, S. Mexico to S. Tropical America. It is an epiphyte or lithophyte and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.
Distribution
Native to:
Brazil North, Colombia, Costa Rica, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panamá, Suriname, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela
Synonyms
Homotypic Synonyms
- Epidendrum brevicaule Schltr. in Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 17: 30 (1922), nom. illeg.
- Nanodes schlechterianum (Ames) Brieger in Proc. World Orchid Conf. 3: 334 (1960)
Heterotypic Synonyms
- Epidendrum congestoides Ames & C.Schweinf. in Schedul. Orchid. 10: 61 (1930)
- Epidendrum discolor (Lindl.) Benth. in Kew Hand-List Orch.: 105 (1896), nom. illeg.
- Epidendrum gonzalez-tamayoi Hágsater in Icon. Orchid. 2: t. 136 (1993)
- Epidendrum neodiscolor Hágsater in Orquidea (Mexico City), n.s., 13: 217 (1993)
- Nanodes discolor Lindl. in Edwards's Bot. Reg. 18: t. 1541 (1832)
Publications
POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:
- Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-71827. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
- Sambin, A. & Ravet, E. (2021). Les orchidées de Guyane: 1-672. Biotope, éditions.
An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:
- Nelson Sutherland, C.H. (2008). Catálogo de las plantes vasculares de Honduras. Espermatofitas: 1-1576. SERNA/Guaymuras, Tegucigalpa, Honduras. [Cited as Epidendrum congestoides.]
Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia
- Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R. & Celis, M. (eds.). 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co
Kew Backbone Distributions
- Sambin, A. & Ravet, E. (2021). Les orchidées de Guyane: 1-672. Biotope, éditions.
Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia
- Diazgranados et al. (2021). Catalogue of plants of Colombia. Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia project. In prep.
Other Data
Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:
| Date | Reference | Identified As | Barcode | Type Status | Has image? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9315.000 | No | ||||
| 9316.000 | No | ||||
| Peru | K001449089 | Yes | |||
| Peru | K001449090 | Yes | |||
| Nov 23, 2005 | Nanodes discolor | 74292.000 | No |
Sources
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Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0
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Herbarium Catalogue Specimens
- Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
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Kew Backbone Distributions
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2022 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
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Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2022 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
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Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0