Epidendrum oerstedii

Common name:

Family: Orchidaceae

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Country of Origin: Central America

Description:

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USDA Zone:

Source: Sandra Ek

Provenance:

Acquired at COS meeting (9/11/02)

From Sandra Ek from Conn. Orchid Soc. meeting, as Epidendrum nocturnum. Identified as E. oerstedii by Cole Geissler, based on prominent pseudobulbs with fewer leaves.

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Classification:

• Division: Magnoliophyta
• Class: Liliopsida
• SubClass: monocots
• Order: Asparagales
• SubOrder:
• Family: Orchidaceae
• SubFamily: Epidendroideae
• Tribe: Epidendreae
• SubTribe: Laeliinae

References:

1. The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Last accessed on Friday, 30 August, 2019.
2. WCSP (2019). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Last accessed on Friday, 30 August, 2019.
3. North American Orchid Conservation Center. Last accessed on Friday, 30 August, 2019.

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