Epidendrum wurdackii Hágsater, E.Santiago & Salas Guerr.

, Icon. Orchid. 18(2): t. 1900 (2021).
IPNI Life Sciences Identifier (LSID)
urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77299772-1
Publication
Icones Orchidacearum. Mexico City
Collation
18(2): t. 1900
Date of Publication
13 Aug 2021
Family as entered in IPNI
Orchidaceae

Type Information

Collector Team
John Julius Wurdack 1074
Locality
Amazonas: Prov. Bongará, Jalca zone along Yambrasbamba-Pomacocha trail between Yanayacu and Pomacocha, 2300-2400 m
Collection Date
26 Jun 1962
Type Herbaria
holotype USM 166358
isotype US 2403894
Distribution Of Types
Peru (Western South America, Southern America)
Type Remarks
'The type collection was originally cited under Epidendrum inamoenum (Santiago & Hágsater, 2009). Further study of detailed images of live material received recently, and revision of sketches made from numerous specimens have convinced us that more than one entity was involved.'

Remarks

Etymology: 'In honor of John Julius Wurdack (1921-1998), American botanist'.