Orchidaceae
Epidendrum

Epidendrum purpurascens Focke

First published in Tijdschr. Natuurk. Wetensch. Kunsten 4: 64 (1851)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Costa Rica, S. Tropical America. It is a lithophyte or epiphyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Colombia, Costa Rica, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Bogarín, D. (2011). How many orchid species in Costa Rica? A review of the latest discoveries. Lankesteriana 11: 185-205.
  • 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.
  • Pessoa, E., de Barros, F. & Alves, M. (2015). Orchidaceae from Viruá National Park, Roraima, Brazilian Amazon. Phytotaxa 192: 61-96.

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

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Bogarín, D. (2011). How many orchid species in Costa Rica? A review of the latest discoveries. Lankesteriana 11: 185-205.
  • Sambin, A. & Ravet, E. (2021). Les orchidées de Guyane: 1-672. Biotope, éditions.

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
  • CITES (2021). Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora. https://cites.org/eng/app/appendices.php
  • Diazgranados et al. (2021). Catalogue of plants of Colombia. Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia project. In prep.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Mar 1, 2009 Redden, K.M., et al. [4566] Guyana K000718132 Yes
Aug 21, 2006 Perry, R. K:SPC-74470.000 No
Jan 1, 1991 Daly, D.C.; Callejas, R.; Silva, M.G.; Taylor, E.L.; Rosario, C.; Santos, M.R. [1745] Brazil K000878157 Yes
Jan 1, 1978 Berg, C.C.; Henderson, A.J. [574] Brazil K000878063 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Suriname K:SPC-66897.000 No
Lankester [3] Costa Rica K:SPC-37662.000 No
Epidendrum clavatum K:SPC-18350.000 No
Epidendrum clavatum K:SPC-19704.000 No
Epidendrum clavatum K:SPC-20162.000 No
Costa Rica Epidendrum clavatum K:SPC-21503.000 No
Costa Rica Epidendrum clavatum K:SPC-18351.000 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • 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/

  • 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