Orchidaceae
Cyrtopodium

Cyrtopodium punctatum (L.) Lindl.

First published in Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl.: 188 (1833)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Florida, Caribbean to Venezuela and SW. & Central Colombia. It is a pseudobulbous epiphyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome. It is used as a medicine and has environmental uses.

Descriptions

Distribution
Biogeografic region: Andean. Elevation range: 600–1500 m a.s.l. Native to Colombia. Colombian departments: Cauca, Cundinamarca, Magdalena.
Habit
Herb, Epiphyte, Lithophytes.
Ecology
Habitat according IUCN Habitats Classification: forest and woodland, shrubland.
[UPFC]

Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R. & Celis, M. (eds.). 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co

Distribution
Nativa en Colombia; Alt. 600 - 1500 m.; Andes.
Morphology General Habit
Hierba, epífita, Rupícola
Conservation
No Evaluada
[CPLC]

George R. Proctor (2012). Flora of the Cayman Isands (Second Edition). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

Morphology General Habit
Epiphytic plants 50–150 cm tall with fusiform pseudobulbs 30–50 cm long
Morphology Leaves
Leaves numerous, linear-lanceolate, linear-elliptic or oblanceolate, 10–80 cm long, 2–5 cm wide
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
Inflorescences erect, paniculate, 10–90 cm long, many-flowered; floral bracts yellow spotted brown, lanceolate, acute to acuminate, margins undulate, 2–5 cm long, 0.5–1.5 cm wide; bracts at the base of the inflorescence branches similar to the floral bracts but much more conspicuous, 5–7 cm long
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
Flowers bright yellow or yellowish-green with maroon and green markings, showy, 4–5 cm across; sepals oblong-lanceolate to elliptic-lanceolate, acute, margins strongly undulate, 11–20 mm long; petals more or less elliptic, truncate to rounded, margins slightly undulate, 10–21 mm long, 7–12 mm wide; lip trilobed, narrowly clawed, lateral lobes spotted or solid dark orange or maroon, erect, curving upward around the column, obovate to rotund, 5–11 mm wide, midlobe transversally elliptic, 4–5 mm long, 6–7 mm wide, truncate, margin conspicuously verruculose- tuberculate, disc with a conspicuous, cristate to verruculose callus
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Column
Column green, clavate, 5–7 mm long, with a prominent foot, pollinia 2, yellow, juxtaposed, sulcate
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Capsules pendent, ellipsoidal-obovoid, 8–10 cm long.
Distribution
Grand Cayman. Florida, Cuba, Hispaniola, Puerto Rico, Venezuela and Colombia.
[Cayman]

Extinction risk predictions for the world's flowering plants to support their conservation (2024). Bachman, S.P., Brown, M.J.M., Leão, T.C.C., Lughadha, E.N., Walker, B.E. https://nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/nph.19592

Conservation
Predicted extinction risk: not threatened. Confidence: confident
[AERP]

Uses

Use Environmental
Environmental uses.
Use Medicines
Medical uses.
[UPFC]

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of the Cayman Islands

    • Flora of the Cayman Islands
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • World Checklist of Vascular plants (WCVP)

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0