Epidendrum subsect. Carinata
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Epidendrum subsect. Carinata Rchb.f. (1861) is a subsection of the 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...

 Rchb.f. (1861) of the subgenus
E. subg. Amphiglottium
Epidendrum subg. Amphiglottium
Epidendrum subg. Amphiglottium Lindl. 1841 is a subgenus of reed-stemmed Epidendrums, distinguished by an apical inflorescence with the peduncle covered from its base with close imbricating sheaths and by a lip that is adnate to the column to its apex.Reichenbach published three sections in this...

 Lindl. (1841) of the genus
Epidendrum of the Orchidaceae (orchid family). This subsection differs from the subsection E. subsect. Integra
Epidendrum subsect. Integra
Integra is a subsection of the section Schistochila of the subgenus Amphiglotium of the genus Epidendrum of the Orchidaceae . Like the other subsections of Schistochila, Integra plants are sympodial orchids with no tendency to produce pseudobulbs...

 in that the margins of the trilobate 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:...

 are dentate or lacerate. This subsection differes from the subsection
E. subsect. Tuberculata
Epidendrum subsect. Tuberculata
Epidendrum subsect. Tuberculata is a subsection of the section Schistochila of the subgenus Amphiglottium Lindl. of the genus Epidendrum of the Orchidaceae. This subsection differs from the subsection Integra in that the margins of the trilobate lip are dentate or lacerate...

 by possessing a keel or carina on the midlobe of the lip. In 1861, Reichenbach listed nine species in this subsection.
  • E. attenuatum Lindl. (1853) (p. 389)
  • E. calanthum
    Epidendrum calanthum
    Epidendrum calanthum is a terrestrial reed-stemmed Epidendrum orchid from the montane Tropical rainforest of Bolivia , Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela, and the West Indies.-Description:...

    Rchb.f. & Warsz. (1854) as E. calanthum (p. 390) and E. paytense (p. 391)
  • E. cinnabarinum
    Epidendrum cinnabarinum
    Epidendrum cinnabarinum, is a terrestrial reed-stemmed Epidendrum, discovered by the German collector Philipp Salzmann in Bahia, close to Salvador, and published by John Lindley in 1831. The specific epithet refers to the vermilion flowers. E. cinnabarinum is similar to E. fulgens and E...

    Salzmann
    Salzmann
    Salzmann is a German surname meaning "salt man" and may refer to:* Christian Gotthilf Salzmann , priest and educationalist* Irene Salzmann* Jeanne de Salzmann...

     ex Lindl. (1831)
    (p. 389)
  • E. imatophyllum Lindl. (1831) (p. 391) As of August 1, 2009, the World Checklist had no entry for this binomial, but accepted E. flexuosum
    Epidendrum flexuosum
    Epidendrum flexuosum, a reed-stemmed Epidendrum common at mid-altitudes in Central America, is a species of orchid commonly called Epidendrum imatophyllum. It grows exposed to intense sunlight in the forest canopy, particularly on Guava species...

    G.Mey. (1818), which Reichenbach 1861 lists as a possible synonym. Kew listed E. imantophyllum with the same reference to Lindley, 1831. Lindley 1831 spells it E. imatophyllum.
  • E. fulgens
    Epidendrum fulgens
    Epidendrum fulgens is a crucifix orchid native to Brazil. Like E. secundum, with which it has been found to hybridize in habitats disturbed by human activity, E. fulgens flowers are non-resupinate and are born in a congested racime at the end of a long spike...

    Brogn. (1834) as a synonym of E. schomburgkii var. conflens (p. 389-390)
  • E. ibaguense
    Epidendrum ibaguense
    Epidendrum ibaguense is a species of epiphytic orchid of the genus Epidendrum which occurs in Trinidad, French Guyana, Venezuela, Colombia and Northern Brazil.There is a good article on this species in the Português Wikipedia...

    Kunth (1816) as E. decipiens Lindl. (1853) (p. 391) and E. schomburgkii var. conflens (p. 389-390)
  • E. macrocarpum
    Epidendrum macrocarpum
    Epidendrum macrocarpum, commonly known as Epidendrum schomburgkii, is a species of orchid in the genus Epidendrum, and the largest-flowering crucifix orchid species...

    A.Rich. (1792) as E. schomburgkii Lindl. (1838) (pp. 389-390)
  • E. radicans
    Epidendrum radicans
    This ground-rooting orchid is a common roadside weed at middle elevations in Central America. A crucifix orchid, it is often confused with many other members of the section Schistochila, including E. calanthe, E. cinnabarinum, E. denticulatum, E. erectum, E. fulgens,...

    Pav. ex Lindl.(1831) (p. 390)
  • E. spicatum Hook.f. (1851) (p. 389)

E. puniceoluteum was placed in E. subsect. Carinata in its publication as a new species in 2007.
E. denticulatum
Epidendrum denticulatum
Epidendrum denticulatum, one of the crucifix orchids, is a reed stemmed species which, at least in herbarium specimens, is frequently confused with E. secundum Jacq....

was also acknowledged to be in E. subsect. Carinata in Pinheiro and Barros 2007.

Cytology

The observed diploid chromosome numbers within
Epidendrum subsect. Carinata are rather variable:
  • 24 for E. flexuoxum and an individual of E. fulgens described as E. mosenii
  • 28 for E. fulgens
  • 30 for E. calanthum
  • 40 for E. denticulatum and E. radicans
  • 52 for E. puniceoluteum
  • 60 for E. radicans
  • 70 for E. ibaguense and E. radicans
  • ~240 for E. cinnabarinum
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