Epidendrum compressum Griseb.
First published in Fl. Brit. W. I.: 617 (1864)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Trinidad to S. Tropical America. It is an epiphyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.
Distribution
Native to:
Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela
Synonyms
Heterotypic Synonyms
- Epidendrum laxum Poepp. & Endl. in Nov. Gen. Sp. Pl. 2: 2 (1836), nom. illeg.
- Epidendrum laxum var. mocoanum Schltr. in Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 27: 67 (1924)
- Epidendrum macrothyrsus F.Lehm. & Kraenzl. in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 26: 472 (1899)
- Epidendrum yatapuense Barb.Rodr. in Vellosia, ed. 2, 1: 123 (1891)
- Minicolumna laxa Brieger in F.R.R.Schlechter, Orchideen Beschreib. Kult. Zücht., ed. 3, 8(29-32): 495 (1976), not validly publ.
- Minicolumna yatapuensis (Barb.Rodr.) Brieger in F.R.R.Schlechter, Orchideen Beschreib. Kult. Zücht., ed. 3, 8(29-32): 495 (1976), not validly publ.
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.
- Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.
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
Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia
- Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R., & Celis, M. (eds.). (2020). Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia. v1.1. Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Dataset/Checklist. https://doi.org/10.15472/7avdhn
- 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? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 22, 1971 | Prance, G.T. [3843], Roraima | K000878098 | Yes | ||
| Jan 1, 1964 | s.coll. [2066] | K000878099 | Yes | ||
| Jan 1, 1964 | Spruce, R. [2866], Amazonas | K000878100 | Yes | ||
| Apr 9, 1899 | Ecuador, Peru | K001445907 | Yes | ||
| Apr 9, 1899 | Ecuador, Peru | K001445908 | Yes | ||
| Guyana | 19705.000 | No | |||
| Guyana | 20155.000 | No | |||
| 20156.000 | No | ||||
| Guyana | 20157.000 | No | |||
| Lehmann, F.C. [6494], Ecuador | K000583801 | Unknown type material | Yes | ||
| Bradford [5331], Trinidad & Tobago | K000583741 | Yes | |||
| Ecuador, Peru | K001445906 | Yes | |||
| Ecuador, Peru | K001445909 | Yes | |||
| Ecuador, Peru | K001445910 | Yes |
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