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Epidendrum rigidum

Botanic Family

Orchidaceae

Author

Jacquin

Common Names

Geographical Habitats

• Argentina
• Bahamas
• Belize
• Bolivia
• Brazil
• Cayman Is.
• Colombia
• Costa Rica
• Cuba
• Ecuador
• French Guiana
• Guatemala
• Guyana
• Hispaniola
• Honduras
• Jamaica
• Leeward Is.
• Mexico
• Nicaragua
• Panama
• Paraguay
• Peru
• Puerto Rico
• Suriname
• Trinidad & Tobago
• S. Florida - USA
• Venezuela
• Windward Is.

Natural Habitats

• Rain forest
• mangroves
• coastal forest
• inundated forest
• riverside
• secondary vegetation
• savanna
• primary forest
• montane areas
• woodland

Flowering Times

• May-Nov (Mexico)
• Jun-Nov (Costa Rica)

Fruiting Times

Epithytic or lithophytic scandent or creeping rhizomatous orchid with reed-like stems to 400mm high. Coriaceous leaves to 200mm x 20mm. Terminal many-flowered racemes to 170mm long with coriaceous floral bracts to 18mm x 6mm, green or yellow flowers, coriaceous sepals to 8mm x 4mm, succulent petals to 8mm x 3mm, coriaceous lip to 5mm x 5mm, column to 3mm long. Beaked capsule with persistent perianth to 24mm x 10mm.

Further References

• Icon. Orch.
• The Plant List 2
• Kew
• SAFIO
• Standley