1614.000 Epidendrum L.

Description of the genus

Derivation of name: From the Greek epi- meaning upon and dendron, tree, referring to the epiphytic nature of the genus.

Worldwide: 1,878 species, occurring in tropical and subtropical America.

Zimbabwe: 1 cultivated taxon.

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Species	Content
× obrienianum Rolfe

Other sources of information about Epidendrum:

External websites:

African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Epidendrum
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Epidendrum
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Epidendrum
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Epidendrum
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Epidendrum
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Epidendrum
JSTOR Plant Science: Epidendrum
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Epidendrum
Plants of the World Online: Epidendrum
Tropicos: Epidendrum
Wikipedia: Epidendrum

Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2002-24

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2024). Flora of Zimbabwe: Cultivated plants: genus page: Epidendrum.
https://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/cult/genus.php?genus_id=2732, retrieved 21 December 2024

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