Epidendrum sect. Holochila
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Epidendrum sect.Holochila Rchb.f. 1861 is a section of subgenus Epidendrum subg.Amphiglottium of the Orchidaceae
. It differs from section E. sect. Polycladia
by bearing inflorescences that are racemes, not panicle
s. It differs from section E. sect. Schistochila
by having a lip
with no lobes. Like the other sections of E. subg.Amphiglottium, plants of E. sect.Holochila exhibit slender stems covered with close imbricating sheaths which do not swell to form pseudobulbs, and terminal inflorescences covered at the base with close imbricating sheaths but without spathes.
When he published the section, Reichenbach included fourteen species. Kew recognizes thirteen of these as separate species. (Page numbers refer to Reichenbach 1861).
Orchidaceae
The Orchidaceae, commonly referred to as the orchid family, is a morphologically diverse and widespread family of monocots in the order Asparagales. Along with the Asteraceae, it is one of the two largest families of flowering plants, with between 21,950 and 26,049 currently accepted species,...
. It differs from section E. sect. Polycladia
Epidendrum sect. Polycladia
Epidendrum sect. Polycladia Rchb.f. 1861 is a section of the Subgenus E. subg. Amphiglottium Lindl. of the Genus Epidendrum of the Orchidaceae...
by bearing inflorescences that are racemes, not panicle
Panicle
A panicle is a compound raceme, a loose, much-branched indeterminate inflorescence with pedicellate flowers attached along the secondary branches; in other words, a branched cluster of flowers in which the branches are racemes....
s. It differs from section E. sect. Schistochila
Epidendrum sect. Schistochila
Epidendrum sect. Schistochila Rchb.f. is a section of the subgenus E. subg. Amphiglottium Lindl. of the Genus Epidendrum of the Orchidaceae...
by having a lip
Labellum
Labellum is the Latin diminutive of labium, meaning lip. These are anatomical terms used descriptively in biology, for example in Entomology and botany.-Botany:...
with no lobes. Like the other sections of E. subg.Amphiglottium, plants of E. sect.Holochila exhibit slender stems covered with close imbricating sheaths which do not swell to form pseudobulbs, and terminal inflorescences covered at the base with close imbricating sheaths but without spathes.
When he published the section, Reichenbach included fourteen species. Kew recognizes thirteen of these as separate species. (Page numbers refer to Reichenbach 1861).
- E. ancepsEpidendrum ancepsEpidendrum anceps, the "two-edged Epidendrum," a species of epiphytic orchid in the genus Epidendrum, is sometimes known as the Brown Epidendrum or Dingy-flowered Epidendrum.-Description:...
Jacq. 1763 (p. 383 as E. galeottianum) - E. biforatum Lindl. 1844 (p. 382 as E. cucullatum)
- E. costatum A.Rich. & GaleottiGaleottiGaleotti is a surname, and may refer to;* Bethany Joy Galeotti , American singer and actress* Cesare Galeotti , Italian composer and pianist* Henri Guillaume Galeotti , Belgian botanist...
1845 (p. 383) - E. eustirum AmesAmesAmes was an American chain of discount stores based in Rocky Hill, Connecticut, USA. The company was founded in 1958 with a store in Southbridge, Massachusetts, and at its peak operated 700 stores in 20 states, including the Northeast, Upper South, Midwest and the District of Columbia, making it...
, F.T.Hubb. & S.Schweinf. 1935 (p. 381 as E. carinatum) - E. filicaule Lindl. 1831 (p. 383)
- E. hemiscleriaEpidendrum hemiscleriaEpidendrum hemiscleria is a sympodial epiphytic orchid native to the tropical cloud forest of Ecuador and Peru, at altitudes near 3.3 km.-Description:...
Rchb.f. 1862 (p. 383) Kew accepts two subspecies:
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- E. hemiscleria subsp. hemiscleria
- E. hemiscleria subsp. occidentalis
- E. longipetalum A.Rich. & GaleottiGaleottiGaleotti is a surname, and may refer to;* Bethany Joy Galeotti , American singer and actress* Cesare Galeotti , Italian composer and pianist* Henri Guillaume Galeotti , Belgian botanist...
1845 (p. 382 as E. antenniferum) - E. martianumEpidendrum martianumEpidendrum martianum is a rupicolous species of orchid of the genus Epidendrum. Reichenbach reported that this orchid with paniculate inflorescences grows on the plains near Villa Rica, Minas Gerais, Brazil. There is a good article on this species in the Português Wikipedia....
Lindl. 1840 (p. 381 as E. setiferum) - E. miserrimumEpidendrum miserrimumEpidendrum miserrimum is a small sympodial epiphytic orchid native to northern South America, the West Indies and Central America at altitudes as low as 0.7 km and as high as 1.2 km.-Description:...
Rchb.f.1855 (p. 381) - E. propinquum A.Rich. & GaleottiGaleottiGaleotti is a surname, and may refer to;* Bethany Joy Galeotti , American singer and actress* Cesare Galeotti , Italian composer and pianist* Henri Guillaume Galeotti , Belgian botanist...
1845 (p. 382 as E. lamprocaulon) - E. proligerum Barb.Rodr. 1877 (pp. 380–381 as E. corymbosum)
- E. ramosumEpidendrum ramosumEpidendrum ramosum is a neotropical species of reed-stemmed Epidendrum orchid which grows both epiphytically and terrestrially at altitudes near 1 km.-Description:...
Jacq. 1760 (p. 383 as E. sellowii) - E. fruticosum Pav. ex Lindl. 1831 (p. 381 as E. vieji)
- E. longipetalum A.Rich. & Galeotti