familyOrchidaceae
subfamilyOrchidaceae subfam. Epidendroideae
genusCyrtopodium
speciesCyrtopodium punctatum
Cyrtopodium punctatum
Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl., 188. 1833.
Common names: Cowhorn orchid cigar orchid bee-swarm orchid
Basionym: Epidendrum punctatum Linnaeus Syst. Nat. ed. 10, 2: 1246. 1759
Plants epiphytic, 50–150 cm. Pseudobulbs elongate, fusiform, to 50 cm. Inflorescences erect, paniculate, to 90 cm. Flowers bright-yellow with maroon and green markings, 4–5 cm wide; lip with middle lobe margins conspicuously verruculose-tuberculate, lateral lobes spotted or solid dark orange or maroon, longer than middle lobe. Capsules to 10 cm. 2n = 46.
Phenology: Flowering winter–early spring.
Habitat: Coastal mangrove swamps and cypress swamps
Elevation: 0–50[–500] m
Distribution
Fla., West Indies, South America (Peru), South America (Venezuela)
Discussion
The pseudobulbs of Cyrtopodium punctatum were used in the past as a source of glue for book binding.
Selected References
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Lower Taxa
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operculate +
separating +
incumbent +
self-pollination +
acuminate +
indehiscent +
articulate +
leathery +
cristate +
arcuate +
absent +
showy +
large +
symmetric +
bright-yellow +
resupinate +
epigynous +
showy +
bisexual +
conspicuous +
pendent +
pear--shaped +
fleshy +
3-carpellate +
connate +
paniculate +
longer +
connate +
distichous +
deciduous +
subsessile +
adnate +
verruculose-tuberculate +
undulate +
modified +
differing in form and color +
compound +
inferior +
anatropous +
numerous +
minute +
small +
dense +
flowering +
modified +
petaloid +
membranaceous +
subdivided +
sulcate +
yellow +
attached +
cartilaginous +
triangular +
fertile +
reduced +
Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl., +
1833 +
erect +
creeping +
numerous +
greener +
membranaceous +
longitudinal +
various +
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1;2 +
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proliferous +
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Cyrtopodium punctatum +
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species +
stolonoid +
multilayered +
spongy +
trowel--shaped +
epiphytic +
subterranean +