Epidendrum centropetalum Rchb.f.

Epidendrum centropetalum Rchb.f. is native to Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Panama. Most often, these plants grow epiphytically in mountain forests, on the slopes directed towards the Pacific, at heights of 1000-1400 m

Epidendrum centropetalum Rchb.f., Bot. Zeitung (Berlin) 10: 732 (1852)

Epidendrum centropetalum Rchb.f., Photo by Michael Hartmann Larsen 

its native range is Mexico (Chiapas) to Central America.

Latinh Name: 

Epidendrum centropetalum Rchb.f.

Synonym Name:

Epidendrum centradenia (Rchb.f.) Rchb.f.

Epidendrum leprosum Schltr.

Epidendrum tenuiflorum Schltr.

Oerstedella centradenia Rchb.f.

Oerstedella centropetala (Rchb.f.) Rchb.f.

Oerstedella tenuiflora Hágsater

English Name:

The Spur-Like Gland Epidendrum

Description: 

It is a small to medium sized, cool growing orchid, which reaching 30-61 cm in height, with delicate stems that can produce plantlets all along up and down with linear-lanceolate, shiny, 2-9 cm long leaves.

Distribution:

Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico Southeast, Nicaragua, Panamá.

Ecological:

In wet lower montane evergreen to semi-deciduous forests from elevations of 1250 to 1550 m.

Flowering times:

Blooms in the late winter, spring and early summer.

Flower size:

2 cm.

Cultivation:

Climate: Intermediate Warm

Air Circulation: Medium

Light: Medium

Humidity: Medium

Fertilizer: Weekly

Type:

Ref:

orchidspecies.com

ipni.org

powo.science.kew.org 

orchidsnewguinea.com