Epidendrum nocturnum

Epidendrum nocturnum

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asparagales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Ordo: Asparagales

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Epidendroideae
Tribus: Epidendreae
Subtribus: Laeliinae
Genus: Epidendrum
Subgenus: Epidendrum subg. Epidendrum
Sectio: Epidendrum sect. Planifolia
Subsectio: E. subsect. Umbellata
Species: Epidendrum nocturnum

Name

Epidendrum nocturnum Jacq., Enum. Syst. Pl.: 29 (1760)

• Type species:

Synonymy

• Homotypic
  • Amphiglottis nocturna Jacq. Britton, Sci. Surv. Porto Rico & Virgin Islands 5: 200 (1924)
  • Auliza nocturna Jacq. Small, Fl. Miami: 56 (1913)
  • Nyctosma nocturna Jacq. Raf., Fl. Tellur. 2: 9 (1837)
• Heterotypic
  • Epidendrum bahiense Rchb.f., Hamburger Garten- Blumenzeitung 15: 53 (1859)
  • Epidendrum carolinianum Lam., Encycl. 1: 182 (1783)
  • Epidendrum discolor A.Rich. & Galeotti, Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., III, 3: 22 (1845)
  • Epidendrum leucarachne Schltr., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 7: 136 (1920)
  • Epidendrum nocturnum var. angustifolium Stehlé, Fl. Descr. Antilles 1: 143 (1939)
  • Epidendrum nocturnum var. minor Schltr., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 27: 69 (1924)
  • Epidendrum nocturnum var. panamense Schltr., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 17: 36 (1922)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Pacific (introduced) North-Central Pacific (introduced) Hawaii (introduced) Northern America Southeastern U.S.A. Florida, Mexico Mexico Northeast, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southwest, Mexico Southeast. Southern America Central America Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama. Caribbean Bahamas, Cayman Islands, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, Leeward Islands, Puerto Rico, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuelan Antilles, Windward Islands. Northern South America French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela. Western South America Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru. Brazil Brazil West-Central, Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Brazil North, Brazil South. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Jacquin, N.J.v. 1760. Enumeratio Systematica Plantarum, quas in insulis Caribaeis 29.
• Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.W. & Rasmussen, F.N. (eds.) 2006. Genera Orchidacearum Volume 4 Epidendroideae (Part one); page 236 ff., Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-850712-7. Reference page. 

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2022. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Epidendrum nocturnum. Accessed: 2022 Jul 20.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Epidendrum nocturnum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Jul 20. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Epidendrum nocturnum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Jul 20. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. Epidendrum nocturnum. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2022. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Jul 20. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Epidendrum nocturnum. Published online. Accessed: 20 Jul 2022.
• Tropicos.org 2022. Epidendrum nocturnum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 20 Jul 2022.

Vernacular names

English: Night scented orchid
中文: 夜花树兰

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