Orchidaceae
Epidendrum

Epidendrum geminiflorum Kunth

First published in F.W.H.von Humboldt, A.J.A.Bonpland & C.S.Kunth, Nov. Gen. Sp. 1: 354 (1816)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is NW. & W. Venezuela to Central Ecuador. It is an epiphytic subshrub and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-71827. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.
  • Idárraga-Piedrahita, A., Ortiz, R.D.C., Callejas Posada, R. & Merello, M. (eds.) (2011). Flora de Antioquia: Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares 2: 1-939. Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín.
  • Kolanowska, M., Hágsater, E., Szlachetko, D.L., Santiago Aala, E. & Sánchez, Saldaña, L. (2014). Orchids of the department of Valle del Cauca (Colombia) 2: 1-393. Koeltz Scientific Books.

Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

  • 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

Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R., & Celis, M. (eds.). (2020). Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia. v1.1. Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Dataset/Checklist. https://doi.org/10.15472/7avdhn
  • Diazgranados et al. (2021). Catalogue of plants of Colombia. Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia project. In prep.
  • IUCN (2021). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2021-2. https://www.iucnredlist.org.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Mar 15, 1999 Hartweg [1427], Colombia K000482457 Yes
Jun 8, 1998 Mahon, C.; Cordero, P. [29], Ecuador K000482462 Yes
Mar 27, 1997 Hartweg [1427], Colombia K000482456 Yes
Jul 20, 1991 Mahon, C.; Cordero, P. [29] Ecuador K000482462 Yes
May 10, 1988 Tracey, J.A. [33], Colombia K000482453 Yes
Mar 25, 1988 Zarucchi, J.L.; Brant, A.E.; Betancur, J. [5930], Colombia K000482461 Yes
Jan 1, 1988 Zarucchi, J.L.; Brant, A.E.; Betancur, J. [5930] Colombia K000482461 Yes
Jan 1, 1987 Dodson, C.H.; Luer, C.A.; Luer, J.P. [16764] Ecuador K000482458 Yes
Jan 1, 1987 s.coll. [217] Ecuador K000482460 Yes
Jan 1, 1987 Dodson, C.H. [249] Ecuador K000482459 Yes
Jan 1, 1987 s.coll. [96] Ecuador K000482452 Yes
Jul 15, 1982 s.coll. [217], Ecuador K000482460 Yes
Mar 24, 1981 Lehmann, F.C. [6729], Ecuador K000482455 Yes
Jan 1, 1944 Dodson, C.H.; Luer, C.A.; Luer, J.P. [16764], Ecuador K000482458 Yes
Mar 2, 1929 s.coll. [96], Ecuador K000482452 Yes
Jul 10, 1915 Tracey, J.A. [33] Colombia K000482453 Yes
Jun 23, 1887 Lehmann, F.C. [6729] Ecuador K000482455 Yes
Apr 7, 1876 André, E.F. [2792] Colombia K000482454 Yes
Jan 1, 1854 Hartweg [1427] Colombia K000482457 Yes
Jan 1, 1854 Hartweg [1427] Colombia K000482456 Yes
André, E.F. [2792], Colombia K000482454 Yes
Dodson, C.H. [249], Ecuador K000482459 Yes
n/a K001444696 Yes
n/a K001444697 Yes
n/a K001445982 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Art and Illustrations in Digifolia

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0