Epidendrum scandens Karremans, Chinchilla & Rojas-Alv.

, Phytotaxa 626(4): 291 (2023).
IPNI Life Sciences Identifier (LSID)
urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77331850-1
Publication
Phytotaxa
Collation
626(4): 291
Date of Publication
28 Nov 2023
Family as entered in IPNI
Orchidaceae

Type Information

Collector Team
A.P.Karremans & M.Contreras Fernández 9012
Locality
Cartago: El Guarco, San Isidro, Paso Macho (Macho Gaff), después del puesto de guardaparques del sector La Esperanza, Chonta, Parque Nacional Tapantí-Macizo de La Muerte, cuenca del Río Macho, camino a Queverí, 2850 m
Collection Date
14 Nov 2021
Type Herbaria
holotype JBL (spirit)
isotype USJ
Latitude
9° 41' 29" N
Longitude
83° 51' 58" W
Distribution Of Types
Costa Rica (Central America, Southern America)

Nomenclatural Notes

[epublished]

Remarks

doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.626.4.6 Etymology: 'The specific epithet comes from the Latin scandens, meaning scandent, in allusion to the highly unusual habit of the plant'.