Epidendrum cardiomorphum Hágsater & E.Santiago

, Icon. Orchid. 15(2): t. 1574 (2016).
IPNI Life Sciences Identifier (LSID)
urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:60472349-2
Publication
Icones Orchidacearum. Mexico City
Collation
15(2): t. 1574
Date of Publication
19 Jul 2016
Family as entered in IPNI
Orchidaceae

Type Information

Collector Team
F.C. Lehmann 296
Locality
am Tunguragua [Volcán Tungurahua], alt. 2000 m
Collection Date
15 Dec 1880
Type Herbaria
holotype W
isotype G
Distribution Of Types
Tungurahua (Ecuador, Western South America, Southern America)

Remarks

Etymology: : From the Greek καρδια heart, and μορφη, shape, in reference to the heart-shaped lip, with the wider part towards the base, which distinguishes this species from other similar ones.