Orchidaceae
Epidendrum

Epidendrum calanthum Rchb.f. & Warsz.

First published in Bonplandia (Hannover) 2: 111 (1854)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Trinidad-Tobago to S. Tropical America. It is an epiphyte or lithophyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Bolivia, Brazil North, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela

Introduced into:

Hawaii

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Baksh-Comeau, Y., Maharaj, S.S., Adams, C.D., Harris, S.A., Filer, D.L. & Hawthorne, W.D. (2016). An annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Trinidad and Tobago with analysis of vegetation types and botanical 'hotspots'. Phytotaxa 250: 1-431.
  • 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.
  • Jørgensen, P.M., Nee, M.H. & Beck., S.G. (eds.) (2013). Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de Bolivia. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 127: 1-1741. Missouri Botanical Garden.

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

  • (2024). http://hbs.bishopmuseum.org/pubs-online/pdf/op156p71-110.pdf. epublication.
  • Baksh-Comeau, Y., Maharaj, S.S., Adams, C.D., Harris, S.A., Filer, D.L. & Hawthorne, W.D. (2016). An annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Trinidad and Tobago with analysis of vegetation types and botanical 'hotspots'. Phytotaxa 250: 1-431.
  • Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.
  • Holland Baptista, D., Docha Neto, A. & Antonio Campacci, M. (2005-2013). Personal communication on Orchidaceae 2 CAOB, São Paulo.
  • Jørgensen, P.M., Nee, M.H. & Beck., S.G. (eds.) (2013). Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de Bolivia. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 127: 1-1741. Missouri Botanical Garden.

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.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2012 Prance, G.T.; Steward, J.R.; Ramos, J.F.; Farias, L.G. [9444] Brazil K000878563 Yes
Jan 1, 2012 Prance, G.T.; Forero, E.; Pena, B.S.; Ramos, J.F. [4430] Brazil K000878564 Yes
Jan 1, 2012 Pipoly, J.; Samuels, G.; Oliveira, J.G. [6666] Brazil K000878558 Yes
Jan 1, 2012 Hopkins, M.J.G.; Miller, R.; Baxter, K.; Latham, S.; Richardson, F.; Cunha, A.C. [970] Brazil K000878559 Yes
Jan 1, 2012 Prance, G.T.; Forero, E.; Pena, B.S.; Ramos, J.F. [4232] Brazil K000878560 Yes
Jan 1, 2012 Amaral, I.L.; Prance, G.T.; Rodrigues, W.A.; Pipoly, J.J.; Tavares, A.S.; Samuels, G.J.; Miralha, J.M.S.; Cress, A.; Cisneros, L.A. [1452] Brazil K000878557 Yes
Jan 1, 2012 Ule, E.H.G. [8374] Brazil K000878561 Yes
Jan 1, 2012 Prance, G.T.; Forero, E.; Pena, B.S.; Ramos, J.F. [4385] Brazil K000878562 Yes
Mar 17, 1990 Guiana, Peru, Bolivia, Colombia K001445895 Yes
Jan 1, 1975 Hutchison, P.C.; Wright, J.K.; Straw, R.M. [5978] Peru K001445891 Yes
n/a K001445889 Yes
n/a K001445890 Yes
n/a K001445891 Yes
n/a K001445892 Yes
n/a K001445893 Yes
n/a K001445894 Yes
Guiana, Peru, Bolivia, Colombia K001445896 Yes
Schomburgk, R.H. [581] Guyana Epidendrum schomburgkii var. confluens K000718274 Type Yes
Mason, L.M. [1691] Antigua and Barbuda Epidendrum ibaguense var. confluens K:SPC-28216.000 No
Peru Epidendrum ibaguense var. confluens K:SPC-06094.000 No
Peru Epidendrum ibaguense var. confluens K001445548 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

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • 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 2025. 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 2025. 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