Epidendrum ramosum

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asparagales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Ordo: Asparagales

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Epidendroideae
Tribus: Epidendreae
Subtribus: Laeliinae
Genus: Epidendrum
Subgenus: Epidendrum subg. Epidendrum
Sectio: Epidendrum sect. Planifolia
Subsectio: E. subsect. Spathacea
Species: Epidendrum ramosum

Name

Epidendrum ramosum Jacq., Enum. Syst. Pl.: 29 (1760)

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Isochilus ramosus (Jacq.) Spreng., Syst. Veg. 3: 734 (1826)
  • Spathiger ramosus (Jacq.) Britton in N.L.Britton & P.Wilson, Sci. Surv. Porto Rico & Virgin Islands 5: 202 (1924)
• Heterotypic
  • Epidendrum rigidum G.Lodd., Bot. Cab. 16: t. 1600 (1829), nom. illeg.
  • Epidendrum sellowii Rchb.f., Linnaea 22: 839 (1850)
  • Epidendrum imbricatum var. angustifolium Cogn. in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 3(5): 171 (1898)
  • Epidendrum modestiflorum Schltr., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 19: 213 (1923)
  • Epidendrum ramosum var. lineare Stehlé, Bull. Agric. Martinique 8: 249 (1939)
  • Epidendrum ramosum var. angustifolium (Cogn.) L.O.Williams, Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 28: 422 (1941)

Homonym

• Epidendrum ramosum House, Muhlenbergia 1: 129 (1906) nom. illeg. - vide: Epidendrum strobiliferum Rchb.f., Ned. Kruidk. Arch. 4: 333 (1859)

References

• Jacquin, N.J. von (1760) Enumeratio Systematica Plantarum, quas in insulis Caribaeis 29.
• Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.W. & Rasmussen, F.N. (eds.) 2006. Genera Orchidacearum Volume 4 Epidendroideae (Part one); page 236 ff., Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-850712-7. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2015. Epidendrum ramosum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2015 June 26. Reference page. 
• Emonocot.org 2015. Epidendrum ramosum in The Orders and Families of Monocotyledons. Published online. Accessed: 2015 June 26.
• Tropicos.org 2015. Epidendrum ramosum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 26 June 2015.
• International Plant Names Index. 2015. Epidendrum ramosum. Published online. Accessed: 26. June 2015.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America  Regional: Mexico Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest. Continental: Southern America  Regional: Brazil Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast. Regional: Caribbean Cuba, Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Leeward Islands, Puerto Rico, Trinidad-Tobago, Windward Islands. Regional: Central America Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panamá. Regional: Northern South America French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela. Regional: Western South America Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

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