Epidendrum nocturnum

Vernacular names [edit wikidata 'Epidendrum nocturnum']

• English: Night scented orchid
• 中文: 夜花树兰

APG IV Classification: Domain: Eukaryota • (unranked): Archaeplastida • Regnum: Plantae • Cladus: Angiosperms • Cladus: monocots • Ordo: Asparagales • Familia: Orchidaceae • Subfamilia: Epidendroideae • Tribus: Epidendreae • Subtribus: Laeliinae • Genus: Epidendrum • Species: Epidendrum nocturnum Jacq. (1760)

Synonyms

Homotypic synonyms Amphiglottis nocturna Jacq. Britton, Sci. Surv. Porto Rico & Virgin Islands 5: 200. (1924) Auliza nocturna Jacq. Small, Fl. Miami: 56. (1913) Nyctosma nocturna Jacq. Raf., Fl. Tellur. 2: 9. (1837) Heterotypic synonyms Epidendrum bahiense Rchb.f., Hamburger Garten- Blumenzeitung 15: 53. (1859) Epidendrum buenaventurae F.Lehm. & Kraenzl., Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 26: 470. (1899) Epidendrum carolinianum Lam., Encycl. 1: 182. 1783 Epidendrum discolor A.Rich. & Galeotti, Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., III, 3: 22. (1845) Epidendrum leucarachne Schltr., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 7: 136. (1920) Epidendrum nocturnum var. angustifolium Stehlé, Fl. Descr. Antilles 1: 143. (1939) Epidendrum nocturnum var. minor Schltr., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 27: 69. (1924) Epidendrum nocturnum var. panamense Schltr., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 17: 36. (1922) Epidendrum oliganthum Schltr., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 9: 90. (1921)

Type species

Images of the whole plant

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  Epidendrum nocturnum
  Parque Estadual dos Pirineus - Pirenópolis - Goiás - Brasil
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  Suriname
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  Epidendrum nocturnum
  Tortuguero National Park, Costa Rica

Flowers

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  Brasil - Goiás
  Pirenópolis
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  Epidendrum nocturnum
  Suriname
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  Epidendrum nocturnum
  Colombia
  Bahía Solano - Chocó
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  Epidendrum nocturnum
  Suriname
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  Epidendrum nocturnum
  Tortuguero National Park, Costa Rica
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  Epidendrum nocturnum
  Tortuguero National Park, Costa Rica

Botanical illustrations

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  Epidendrum nocturnum
  plate 139 in volume 2:
  N.J. Freiherr von Jacquin
  Selectarum stirpium Americanarum historia
  (Orchidaceae)
  (1763)
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  Epidendrum nocturnum
  plate 3298 in:
  Curtis's Bot. Magazine
  (Orchidaceae),
  vol. 61,
  (1834)
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  Epidendrum nocturnum
  plate 1961 in:
  Edwards's Bot. Register
  (Orchidaceae),
  vol. 23,
  (1827)
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  Epidendrum nocturnum
  plate 37 in:
  Alfred Cogniaux:
  Flora Brasiliensis
  vol. 3 pt. 5
  (1898-1902)

Native distribution areas

Reference: Brummitt, R.K. (2001) TDGW - World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition Northern America Southeastern U.S.A. Florida, Mexico Mexico Northeast, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southwest, Mexico Southeast. Southern America Central America Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama. Caribbean Bahamas, Cayman Islands, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, Leeward Islands, Puerto Rico, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuelan Antilles, Windward Islands. Northern South America French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela. Western South America Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru. Brazil Brazil West-Central, Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Brazil North, Brazil South.

Selected Weblinks

Wikispecies has an entry on: Epidendrum nocturnum.

• Kew Gardens 'World Checklist' link : Epidendrum nocturnum