Orchidaceae
Epidendrum

Epidendrum secundum Jacq.

First published in Enum. Syst. Pl.: 29 (1760)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Lesser Antilles to N. South America. It is a perennial or epiphyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome. It is used as a medicine and has environmental uses.

Distribution

Native to:

French Guiana, Guyana, Leeward Is., Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Windward Is.

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
  • Baptista, J.A.N., Bianchetti, L.B. & Pellizzaro, K.F. (2005). Orchidaceae da Reserva Ecológia do Guará, D.F., Brasil. Acta Botanica Brasilica 19: 221-232.
  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, R.S. & Celis, M. (eds.) (2016). Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia 1-2: 1-3068. Libro impreso.
  • Chiron, G.R. & Bolsanello, R.X. (2013). Orchidées du Brésil. As orquídeas da Serra do Castelo (Espírito Santo, Brasil) 3: 1-389. Chiron.
  • 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.
  • Nelson Sutherland, C.H. (2008). Catálogo de las plantes vasculares de Honduras. Espermatofitas: 1-1576. SERNA/Guaymuras, Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
  • Neto, L.M., Almeida, V.R. & Forzza, R.C. (2004). A família Orchidaceae na Reserva Biológica da Represa do Grama - Descoberto, Minas Gerais, Brasil. Rodriguésia; Revista do Instituto de Biologia Vegetal, Jardim Botânico e Estaçao Biologica do Itatiaya 55: 137-156.
  • Pansarin, E.R. & Pansarin, L.M. (2008). A família Orchidaceae na Serra do Japi, São Paulo, Brasil. Rodriguésia; Revista do Instituto de Biologia Vegetal, Jardim Botânico e Estaçao Biologica do Itatiaya 59: 87-98.
  • Sambin, A. & Ravet, E. (2021). Les orchidées de Guyane: 1-672. Biotope, éditions.
  • Schinini, A. (2010). Orquídeas nativas del Paraguay. Rojasiana 9: 1-316.
  • Toscano de Brito, A.L.V. & Cribb, P. (2006). Orquídeas da Chapada Diamantina: 1-400. Nova Fronteira, Brazil.
  • Zappi, D.C. & al. (2003). Lista das plantas vasculares de Catoles. Boletim de Botânica da Universidade de São Paulo 21(2): 345-398.
  • da Rocha Fiuza de Melo, M.M. & al. (eds.) (2007). Flora Fanerogâmica da Ilha do Cardoso 12: 1-289. Instituto de Botânica, São Paulo, Brasil.
  • de Fraga, C.N. & Peixoto, A.L. (2004). Florística e ecologia das Orchidaceae das restingas do estado do Espírito Santo. Rodriguésia; Revista do Instituto de Biologia Vegetal, Jardim Botânico e Estaçao Biologica do Itatiaya 55: 5-20.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
  • Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.
  • 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
  • Diazgranados et al. (2021). Catalogue of plants of Colombia. Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia project. In prep.
  • Diazgranados, M., Allkin, B., Black N., Cámara-Leret, R., Canteiro C., Carretero J., Eastwood R., Hargreaves S., Hudson A., Milliken W., Nesbitt, M., Ondo, I., Patmore, K., Pironon, S., Turner, R., Ulian, T. (2020). World Checklist of Useful Plant Species. Produced by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Knowledge Network for Biocomplexity.
  • GBIF.org (2021). GBIF species matching tool. https://www.gbif.org/tools/species-lookup
  • Medicinal Plant Names Services (MPNS) v.10 (2021); http://mpns.kew.org/

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jul 1, 2017 Henkel, T. [6708] Guyana K001382231 No
Jan 1, 2012 Burchell, W.J. [3744] Brazil K000878023 Yes
Jan 1, 2012 Gardner, G. [4365] Brazil K000878017 Yes
Jan 1, 2012 Burchell, W.J. [2174] Brazil K000878020 Yes
Jan 1, 2012 Burchell, W.J. [3785] Brazil K000878021 Yes
Jan 1, 2012 Glaziou, A.F.M. [13647] Brazil K000878019 Yes
Jan 1, 2012 Gardner, G. [627] Brazil K000878022 Yes
Jan 1, 2010 Perea, J.; Flores, V. [2887] Peru K000718554 Yes
Jun 1, 2004 Pirani, J.R.; Furlan, A.; Amaral, M.C.E.; Kawasaki, M.L.; Dianui, J.; Castro, N.M. [CFCR2117] Brazil K000293515 Yes
Jun 1, 2004 Ule, E. [9006] Brazil K000293519 Yes
Jun 1, 2004 Giulietti, A.M.; Semir, J.; Menezes, N.L.; Furlan, A.; Pirani, J.R.; Cordeiro, I.; Rossi, L. [CFCR1277] Brazil K000293517 Yes
Jun 1, 2004 Lewis, G.P.; Carvalho, A.M. [759] Brazil K000293507 Yes
Jun 1, 2004 Harley, R.M.; Bromley, G.L.; Carvalho, A.M.; Martinelli, G. [20913] Brazil K000293510 Yes
Jun 1, 2004 Harley, R.M.; Mayo, S.J.; Storr, R.M.; Santos, T.S.; Pinheiro, R.S. [18757] Brazil K000293513 Yes
Jun 1, 2004 Harley, R.M.; Bromley, G.L.; Carvalho, A.M.; Soares Nunes, J.M.; Hage, J.L.; Santos, E.B. [22379] Brazil K000293509 Yes
Jun 1, 2004 Furlan, A.; Pirani, J.R.; Amaral, M.C.E.; Kawasaki, M.L.; Dianui, J.; Castro, N.M. [CFCR1595] Brazil K000293508 Yes
Jun 1, 2004 Harley, R.M.; Bromley, G.L.; Carvalho, A.M.; Soares Nunes, J.M.; Hage, J.L.; Santos, E.B. [22585] Brazil K000293518 Yes
Jun 1, 2004 Lewis, G.P.; Arraes, M.G.; Harley, R.M.; Giulietti, A.M.; Longhi-Wagner, H.M.; Stannard, B. [CFCR7068] Brazil K000293587 Yes
Jun 1, 2004 Passos, L.; Guedes, M.L.; Stannard, B.; Atkins, S.; Saar, E. [PCD4744] Brazil K000293585 Yes
Jun 1, 2004 Queiroz, L.P. [1893] Brazil K000293594 Yes
Jun 1, 2004 Harley, R.M.; Mayo, S.J.; Storr, R.M.; Santos, T.S.; Pinheiro, R.S. [17815] Brazil K000293572 Yes
Jun 1, 2004 Harley, R.M.; Sakuragui, C.M.; Sano, P.T.; Atkins, S.; Souza, V.C. [CFCR14361] Brazil K000293523 Yes
Jun 1, 2004 Mello Silva, R.; Pirani, J.R.; Stannard, B.; Furlan, A.; Harley, R.M.; Lewis, G.P. [CFCR7179] Brazil K000293591 Yes
Jun 1, 2004 Harley, R.M.; Renvoize, S.A.; Erskine, C.M.; Brighton, C.A.; Pinheiro, R. [16050] Brazil K000293506 Yes
Jun 1, 2004 Harley, R.M.; Renvoize, S.A.; Erskine, C.M.; Brighton, C.A.; Pinheiro, R. [15448] Brazil K000293514 Yes
Jan 1, 1999 Laessoe, T.; Silva, T. [H52574] Brazil K000293521 Yes
Jan 1, 1999 Harley, R.M.; Giulietti, A.M.; Mayo, S.J.; Mayo, A.K. [27772] Brazil K000293522 Yes
Jan 1, 1999 Stannard, B.; Pirani, J.R.; Nic Lughadha, E. [H50812] Brazil K000293520 Yes
Nov 1, 1993 Queiroz, L.P.; Sena, T.S.N.; alunos de Sistemática [3139] Brazil K000293505 Yes
Jan 1, 1991 Harley, R.M.; Assis, M.C.; Fothergill, J.M.; Pires, F.S. [26132] Brazil K000293497 Yes
Jan 1, 1991 Harley, R.M.; Assis, M.C.; Fothergill, J.M.; Pires, F.S. [26132] Brazil K000293498 Yes
Jan 1, 1991 Harley, R.M.; Pirani, J.R.; Stannard, B.L.; Cordeiro, I.; Kameyama, C. [24454] Brazil K000293499 Yes
Jan 1, 1991 Harley, R.M.; Stannard, B.; Assis, M.C.; Pires, F.S.; Fothergill, J.M. [26171] Brazil K000293501 Yes
Jan 1, 1991 Harley, R.M.; Hind, D.J.N. [27270] Brazil K000293500 Yes
Jun 1, 1990 Harley, R.M.; Renvoize, S.A.; Erskine, C.M.; Brighton, C.A.; Pinheiro, R. [15448] Brazil K000293504 Yes
Jan 1, 1990 Harley, R.M.; Mayo, S.J.; Storr, R.M.; Santos, T.S.; Pinheiro, R.S. [19703] Brazil K000293503 Yes
Jan 1, 1990 Harley, R.M.; Mayo, S.J.; Storr, R.M.; Santos, T.S.; Pinheiro, R.S. [19703] Brazil K000293502 Yes
Dec 1, 1974 Harley, R.M.; Renvoize, S.A.; Erskine, C.M.; Brighton, C.A.; Pinheiro, R. [15758] Brazil K000293512 Yes
Dec 1, 1974 Harley, R.M.; Renvoize, S.A.; Erskine, C.M.; Brighton, C.A.; Pinheiro, R. [17012] Brazil K000293511 Yes
Jan 1, 1964 Heringer, E.P. [9679] Brazil K000878018 Yes
Brazil K000583721 Type Yes
Schultes, Richard Evans & Villarreal, Mardoqueo [7877] Colombia K001444893 Yes
Woytkowski, F [16] Peru K001444909 Yes
Chase, M.W. [83040] K:SPC-76348.000 No
Grubb, P.J. [588] Colombia K:SPC-27023.000 No
Adams, B.R. [287] Belize K:SPC-42388.000 No
Philips, B. [126] Dominican Republic K:SPC-44923.000 No
Podzorski, A.C. [17] Jamaica K:SPC-44283.000 No
Grubb, P.J. [610] Colombia K:SPC-26942.000 No
Harley, R.M.; Bromley, G.L.; Carvalho, A.M.; Soares Nunes, J.M.; Hage, J.L.; Santos, E.B. [22869] Brazil K000293516 Yes
Dungs, F. Brazil K:SPC-32961.000 No
Hanbury-Tracey, J. [62] Venezuela K:SPC-24878.000 No
Harley, R.M.; Hind, D.J.N. [27270] Brazil K:SPC-54746.000 No

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