Epidendrum magnoliae |
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green-fly orchid |
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Habit | Plants cespitose, 4.5–38 cm. |
Roots | basal, 3–5 mm diam. |
Stems | unbranched, straight, terete, 2–5 cm. |
Leaves | 2–3, near apex of stem; petiole to 1.5 cm; blade narrowly elliptic, 1–9.5 × 0.4–1.3 cm, nearly leathery, apex acute. |
Inflorescences | erect, racemose, 3–26 cm; peduncle 2–10 cm; bracts triangular, to 1/2 length of ovary, 12–18 mm, apex acuminate. |
Flowers | 6–14, spread along apical 1/2 of inflorescence, resupinate, simultaneous, pale green to bronze-colored; sepals wide open, narrowly obovate, 5-veined, 6–11 × 2–3 mm, margins revolute, apex obtuse; petals narrowly oblanceolate, 1-veined, 6–11 × 1–2 mm, apex rounded; lip base cordate, 3-lobed, middle lobe triangular, apex rounded to slightly notched, 2-callose, with low midrib, 4–6 × 5–7 mm, lateral lobes semiorbiculate; column 11–12 mm; clinandrium hood erose, covering anther; anther ovate, with low keel along front; ovary 12–18 mm. |
Capsules | ellipsoid; pedicel 7–11 mm; body 14–23; beak 5 mm. |
Epidendrum magnoliae |
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Phenology | Flowering Jun–Jan, sporadically in fall; fruiting Oct–Jan. |
Habitat | Evergreen and deciduous woodlands |
Elevation | 0–100 m (0–300 ft) |
Distribution |
AL; FL; GA; LA; MS; NC; SC; Mexico (Nuevo León, San Luis Potosí, Tamaulipas)
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Discussion | The flowers of Epidendrum magnoliae produce a sweet-oily fragrance, especially at night. (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
Source | FNA vol. 26, p. 611. |
Parent taxa | Orchidaceae > subfam. Epidendroideae > tribe Epidendreae > subtribe Laeliinae > Epidendrum |
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Synonyms | Amphiglottis conopsea, E. conopseum, Larnandra conopsea, Larnandra magnoliae |
Name authority | Muhlenberg: Cat. Pl. Amer. Sept., 81. (1813) |
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