Epidendrum magnoliae

Epidendrum magnoliae, sometimes called Epidendrum conopseum or the green-fly orchid, is a species of orchid in the genus Epidendrum. It is the most northern-growing epiphytic orchid in North America, being found wild in the southeastern United States from Louisiana to North Carolina, and also in northeastern Mexico (Nuevo León, San Luis Potosí, Tamaulipas).[1][2][3]

Epidendrum magnoliae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Genus: Epidendrum
Subgenus: Epidendrum subg. Epidendrum
Section: Epidendrum sect. Planifolia
Subsection: Epidendrum subsect. Racemosa
Species:
E. magnoliae
Binomial name
Epidendrum magnoliae
Muhl. 1813
Synonyms
  • Larnandra magnolia (Muhl.) Raf. (1825)
  • Epidendrum conopseum R.Br. (1813)
  • Larnandra conopsea (R.Br.) Raf. (1837)
  • Amphiglottis conopsea (R.Br.) Small (1933)
  • Epidendrum conopseum var. mexicanum L.O. Williams (1951)
  • Epidendrum magnoliae var. mexicanum (L.O. Williams) P.M.Br. (2000)

Epidendrum magnoliae grows on the branches of evergreen and deciduous trees at low elevations less than 100 m (330 ft) above sea level. Leaves are broadly elliptical, up to 10 cm (3.9 in) long, thick and almost leathery. One plant will produce 6-14 flowers, pale green to bronze-colored.[1]

The diploid chromosome number of E. magnoliae has been determined as 2n = 40, the haploid chromosome number as n = 20.[4]

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