Epidendrum campestre
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Epidendrum campestre (savannah Epidendrum) is a rupicolous, sympodial orchid of the Epidendrum
genus with claviculate pseudobulbs up to 10 cm tall, which bear three narrow leathery linear-lanceolate leaves up to 10 cm in length. The inflorescence arises from the apex of the pseudobulb, and bears up to ten flowers in the spring. The flowers are 1 cm in diameter, with lilac-pink perianth segments: the lateral sepals are falcate. The tetralobate lip
is adnate to the column to its end, lacks any fringe whatsoever, and has a white callus.
Epidendrum
Epidendrum , abbreviated Epi in horticultural trade, is a large neotropical genus of the orchid family. With more than 1,100 species, some authors describe it as a mega-genus. The genus name refers to its epiphytic growth habit...
genus with claviculate pseudobulbs up to 10 cm tall, which bear three narrow leathery linear-lanceolate leaves up to 10 cm in length. The inflorescence arises from the apex of the pseudobulb, and bears up to ten flowers in the spring. The flowers are 1 cm in diameter, with lilac-pink perianth segments: the lateral sepals are falcate. The tetralobate lip
Labellum
Labellum is the Latin diminutive of labium, meaning lip. These are anatomical terms used descriptively in biology, for example in Entomology and botany.-Botany:...
is adnate to the column to its end, lacks any fringe whatsoever, and has a white callus.
External links
- http://www.orchidspecies.com/epidcampestre.htm
- http://www.orchidstudium.com/Estrangeiras/Epidendrum%20campestre.html