Epidendrum rigidum Jacq.

  • Authority

    Schweinfurth, Charles. 1967. Orchidaceae of the Guayana Highland. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 14: 69-214.

  • Family

    Orchidaceae

  • Scientific Name

    Epidendrum rigidum Jacq.

  • Description

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    Distribution and Ecology - BRITISH GUIANA. Yarikita Police Station, along Amakura River near junction with Yarikita River, on overhanging dead tree, January 17-18, 1920, A. S. Hitchcock 17629; basin of Essequibo River, near the mouth of Onoro Creek, lat. about 1°35'N., epiphyte in dense forest along river, December 15-24, 1937, A. C. Smith 2663. VENEZUELA. Bolivar: 55 km from El Dorado near Sta. Elena, E. Foldats 2646; Raudal de Guaiquinima, Rio Paragua, on sandy beach with dense woods at the base of Cerro Guaiquinima, lat. 6°3', long. 63°47', 475 m alt., epiphyte on tree, leaves coriaceous, olive green, flowers pale olive green, January 15, 1962, J. A. Steyermark 90788. Amazonas: along Rio Siapa between Cafio Manipiare and Raudel Gallineta (about 90-110 river km from mouth), 120-130 m alt., locally frequent epiphyte, flowers yellow-green, July 19, 1959, J. J. Wurdack & L. S. Adderley 43502. Florida (U.S.A.), Middle America, the West Indies (Martinique, type) and South America to BRAZIL, BOLIVIA and PERU.

  • Distribution

    BRITISH GUIANA. Yarikita Police Station, along Amakura River near junction with Yarikita River, on overhanging dead tree, January 17-18, 1920, A. S. Hitchcock 17629; basin of Essequibo River, near the mouth of Onoro Creek, lat. about 1°35'N., epiphyte in dense forest along river, December 15-24, 1937, A. C. Smith 2663. VENEZUELA. Bolivar: 55 km from El Dorado near Sta. Elena, E. Foldats 2646; Raudal de Guaiquinima, Rio Paragua, on sandy beach with dense woods at the base of Cerro Guaiquinima, l

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