Orchidaceae
Epidendrum

Epidendrum × elongatum Jacq.

First published in Collectanea 3: 260 (1791)
This hybrid is accepted
The native range of this hybrid is Lesser Antilles. It is a perennial or subshrub and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome. The hybrid formula is E. cryptopateras × E. secundum. It is has environmental uses and as an ornamental plant.

Descriptions

Distribution
Biogeografic region: Andean. Elevation range: 1500–3500 m a.s.l. Native to Colombia. Colombian departments: Boyacá, Caldas, Cauca, Cesar, Chocó, Cundinamarca, Huila, Magdalena, Nariño, Putumayo, Risaralda, Santander, Tolima, Valle del Cauca.
Habit
Herb, Epiphyte.
Ecology
Habitat according IUCN Habitats Classification: forest and woodland, savanna, shrubland, native grassland, wetlands (inland), artificial - terrestrial.
[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. 1500 - 3500 m.; Andes, Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta.
Morphology General Habit
Hierba, epífita
Conservation
No Evaluada
[CPLC]

The Useful Plants of Boyacá project

Ecology
Alt. 1500 - 3500 m.
Morphology General Habit
Herb.
Distribution
Native from Colombia.
Conservation
Not Evaluated.
[UPB]

Uses

Use Environmental
Environmental uses.
[UPFC]

Use Environmental Ornamentals
Flowers - Ornamental (Galvis & Morales 2010).
[UPB]

Common Names

Spanish
Orquídea varita de San José.

Sources

  • Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

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

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

  • 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

  • Useful Plants of Boyacá Project

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