Epidendrum acunae

Dressler

Amer. Orchid Soc. Bull. 28: 358, figs. 1–4. 1959.

Common names: Galé’s epidendrum
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 26. Treatment on page 610. Mentioned on page 609.

Plants hanging, 50–160 cm. Roots basal or from proximal branches, 2–3 mm diam. Stems branched, sinuous, terete, main-stem to 160 cm, leaves 100–120 mm × 12–22 mm; vegetative branches to 60 cm, leaves 58–110 × 10–20 mm; flowering branchlets 3–8 cm, leaves 20–60 × 9–13 mm, flowering branchlets produced from both main-stem and vegetative branches. Leaves many, distributed throughout stems; petiole to 4 cm; blade narrowly lanceolate, 2-lobed, fleshy-leathery. Inflorescences distichous-imbricate; peduncle 1 cm; bracts 2–3, conduplicate, 8–18 mm. Flowers 1–3, not resupinate, simultaneous, brownish green; sepals spreading, lanceolate, abaxially keeled, many veined, 12–21 × 3–6 mm, apex acute; petals partly open, elliptic, many veined, 12–18 × 2.5–5 mm, apex obtuse to rounded; lip cordate, callus V-shaped, prolonged into central keel, 9–14 × 5–9 mm; column suffused with purple, 5 mm; clinandrium erose, short; anther obovate, 2-cleft; ovary 15–20 mm. Capsules ovoid, body 18–24 × 10–12 mm, tapered beak 5–6 mm.


Phenology: Flowering May–Jun.
Habitat: Epiphytic on main trunks of larger trees in Fahkahatchee Swamp
Elevation: 0–30 m

Distribution

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Fla., Mexico, West Indies (Cuba), Central America

Discussion

Epidendrum acunae, described from Cuba, was discovered in Florida in 1962, as a single population, and it has apparently become extirpated because of overcollecting (R. Sauleda, pers. comm.). Only one specimen from Florida has been found (Sauleda 942, FTG), of which a photograph of the live flower is at AMO, apart from the record in C. A. Luer (1972). The description has been prepared from Luer and from Cuban and Mexican material.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

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... more about "Epidendrum acunae"
self-pollination +
obtuse +  and rounded +
Eric Hágsater +
Dressler +
tapered +
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (?) +  and 0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br /> (?) +
indehiscent +
not +  and articulate +
conduplicate +  and plicate +
2-lobed +  and lanceolate +
fleshy-leathery +
1.8 cm18 mm <br />0.018 m <br /> (2.4 cm24 mm <br />0.024 m <br />) +
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (?) +  and 1.2 cm12 mm <br />0.012 m <br /> (?) +
0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br /> (1.8 cm18 mm <br />0.018 m <br />) +
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (60 cm600 mm <br />0.6 m <br />) +
3 cm30 mm <br />0.03 m <br /> (8 cm80 mm <br />0.08 m <br />) +
prolonged +
v--shaped +
0.9 cm9 mm <br />0.009 m <br /> (1.4 cm14 mm <br />0.014 m <br />) +
5mm +  and 9mm +
suffused with purple +
Galé’s epidendrum +
Fla. +, Mexico +, West Indies (Cuba) +  and Central America +
0–30 m +
not +  and pedicellate +
arranged +  and not distichous +
brownish green +
simultaneous +
not resupinate +
ellipsoid;subglobose +
Epiphytic on main trunks of larger trees in Fahkahatchee Swamp +
distichous-imbricate +
lateral +  and terminal +
petiolate +, sessile +  and simple +
distributed +
2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br /> (?) +  and 6 cm60 mm <br />0.06 m <br /> (?) +
cauline +  and basal +
reduced +
0.9 cm9 mm <br />0.009 m <br /> (1.3 cm13 mm <br />0.013 m <br />) +
cordate +
larger +
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (160 cm1,600 mm <br />1.6 m <br />) +
differing in form and color +
1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br /> (2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br />) +
1-many-flowered +  and cymose +
pendent +  and erect +
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (?) +
veined +  and open +
12mm;18mm +
0.25 cm2.5 mm <br />0.0025 m <br /> (0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br />) +
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (4 cm40 mm <br />0.04 m <br />) +
Flowering May–Jun. +
compressed +  and obovoid +
Amer. Orchid Soc. Bull. +
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br />) +
aerial +  and subterranean +
from proximal branches +  and basal +
minute +
free +, distinct +, adnate +  and connate +
keeled +  and lanceolate +
foliaceous +
0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br /> (0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br />) +
sinuous +
hanging +  and erect +
proliferous +
thickened +  and stout +
concave +  and convex +
Amphiglottis +, Larnandra +, Nyctosma +, Spathiger +  and Tritelandra +
Epidendrum acunae +
Epidendrum +
species +
annual +  and perennial +
lithophytic +  and epiphytic +
saprophytic +, photosynthetic +  and mycotrophic +