Epidendrum firmum

Epidendrum firmum

Epidendrum firmum is an orchid in the Epidendrum genus. It is found in Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Panama in montane wet forests, oak and cloud forests at elevations around 650 to 2000 meters.
Epidendrum firmum, Orchidaceae Taken at Lankester Botanical Garden, Cartago, Costa Rica. Costa Rica,Epidendrum firmum,Geotagged,Summer

Appearance

It is a small to medium sized, warm to cool growing epiphyte with simple, cane-like, slightly laterally compressed, straight to slightly flexuous stems carrying 7 to 13, distributed all along the stem, coriaceous, smooth, light green, linear, obtuse, conduplicate below into the clasping base leaves that blooms in the spring and summer on an apical, arising on a mature stem, flowering only once, subcorymbose, subsessile, very short inflorescence with ovate acute floral bracts that are much shorter than the ovary and carrying 2 to 4, simultaneously opening, nocturnally scented, resupinate flowers. Flower size 1.2" [3 cm].

Naming

Synonyms
Epidendrum difforme var. firmum (Rchb.f.) Ames, F.T.Hubb. & C.Schweinf. 1934
Epidendrum majale Schltr. 1918

References:

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http://www.orchidspecies.com/epifirmum.htm
Taxonomy
KingdomPlantae
DivisionAngiosperms
ClassMonocots
OrderAsparagales
FamilyOrchidaceae
GenusEpidendrum
SpeciesEpidendrum firmum
Photographed in
Costa Rica