Epidendrum erosum Ames & C.Schweinf.
First published in Schedul. Orchid. 8: 44 (1925)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Colombia to Ecuador. It is an epiphyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome. It is used as a medicine.
Descriptions
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. 2160 - 3685 m.; Andes, Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta.
- Morphology General Habit
- Hierba, epífita
- Conservation
- No Evaluada
Bernal, R., G. Galeano, A. Rodríguez, H. Sarmiento y M. Gutiérrez. 2017. Nombres Comunes de las Plantas de Colombia. http://www.biovirtual.unal.edu.co/nombrescomunes/
- Vernacular
- epidendro
- Distribution
- Biogeografic region: Andean. Elevation range: 2160–3685 m a.s.l. Native to Colombia. Colombian departments: Antioquia, Bogotá DC, Cauca, Cundinamarca, Magdalena, Norte de Santander.
- Habit
- Herb, Epiphyte.
- Conservation
- Listed in Appendix II of CITES.
- Ecology
- Habitat according IUCN Habitats Classification: forest and woodland, shrubland, native grassland, desert, artificial - terrestrial.
- Vernacular
- Jagalana
Uses
- Use Medicines
- Medical uses.
Sources
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Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0
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Colombian resources for Plants made Accessible
- ColPlantA 2021. Published on the Internet at http://colplanta.org
- https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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Herbarium Catalogue Specimens
- Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
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Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2022 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
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Kew Science Photographs
- Copyright applied to individual images
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Universidad Nacional de Colombia
- ColPlantA database
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0
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Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0
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World Checklist of Vascular plants (WCVP)
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2022 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0