Epidendrum nocturnum

 Vernacular names [edit wikidata]

• English: Night-scented Orchid

APG III Classification: Domain: Eukaryota • (unranked): Archaeplastida • Regnum: Plantae • Cladus: angiosperms • Cladus: monocots • Ordo: Asparagales • Familia: Orchidaceae • Subfamilia: Epidendroideae • Tribus: Epidendreae • Subtribus: Laeliinae • Genus: Epidendrum • Species: Epidendrum nocturnum Jacq. (1760)

Synonyms

Homotypic synonyms Amphiglottis nocturna Jacq. Britton, Sci. Surv. Porto Rico & Virgin Islands 5: 200. (1924) Auliza nocturna Jacq. Small, Fl. Miami: 56. (1913) Nyctosma nocturna Jacq. Raf., Fl. Tellur. 2: 9. (1837) Heterotypic synonyms Epidendrum bahiense Rchb.f., Hamburger Garten- Blumenzeitung 15: 53. (1859) Epidendrum buenaventurae F.Lehm. & Kraenzl., Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 26: 470. (1899) Epidendrum carolinianum Lam., Encycl. 1: 182. 1783 Epidendrum discolor A.Rich. & Galeotti, Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., III, 3: 22. (1845) Epidendrum leucarachne Schltr., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 7: 136. (1920) Epidendrum nocturnum var. angustifolium Stehlé, Fl. Descr. Antilles 1: 143. (1939) Epidendrum nocturnum var. minor Schltr., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 27: 69. (1924) Epidendrum nocturnum var. panamense Schltr., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 17: 36. (1922) Epidendrum oliganthum Schltr., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 9: 90. (1921)

Type species

Images of the whole plant

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  Epidendrum nocturnum
  Parque Estadual dos Pirineus - Pirenópolis - Goiás - Brasil

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  Epidendrum nocturnum
  Suriname

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  Epidendrum nocturnum
  Tortuguero National Park, Costa Rica

Flowers

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  Epidendrum nocturnum
  Brasil - Goiás
  Pirenópolis

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  Epidendrum nocturnum
  Suriname

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  Epidendrum nocturnum
  Colombia
  Bahía Solano - Chocó

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  Epidendrum nocturnum
  Suriname

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  Epidendrum nocturnum
  Tortuguero National Park, Costa Rica

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  Epidendrum nocturnum
  Tortuguero National Park, Costa Rica

Botanical illustrations

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  Epidendrum nocturnum
  plate 139 in volume 2:
  N.J. Freiherr von Jacquin
  Selectarum stirpium Americanarum historia
  (Orchidaceae)
  (1763)
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  Epidendrum nocturnum
  plate 3298 in:
  Curtis's Bot. Magazine
  (Orchidaceae),
  vol. 61,
  (1834)
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  Epidendrum nocturnum
  plate 1961 in:
  Edwards's Bot. Register
  (Orchidaceae),
  vol. 23,
  (1827)
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  Epidendrum nocturnum
  plate 37 in:
  Alfred Cogniaux:
  Flora Brasiliensis
  vol. 3 pt. 5
  (1898-1902)

Native distribution areas

Reference: Brummitt, R.K. (2001) TDGW - World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition Continental: Northern America  Regional: Mexico Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest. Regional: Southeastern U.S.A. Florida. Continental: Southern America  Regional: Brazil Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central. Regional: Caribbean Bahamas, Cayman Islands, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, Leeward Islands, Puerto Rico, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuelan Antilles, 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, Peru.

External links

Wikispecies has an entry on: Epidendrum nocturnum.

• Kew Gardens 'World Checklist' link : Epidendrum nocturnum