Epidendrum subsect. Integra
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Integra is a subsection of the section Schistochila of the subgenus Amphiglotium (Lindl.) of the genus Epidendrum
of the Orchidaceae (orchid family). Like the other subsections of Schistochila, Integra plants are sympodial
orchids with no tendency to produce pseudobulbs. They bear a terminal inflorescence
with a peduncle
covered for most of its length with close, thin, imbricate sheaths, and terminating in a raceme
. This subsection differs from the other two in that the margins of the trilobate lip
are not lacerate, fringed, or denticulate. In 1861, Reichenbach listed fifteen separate species in this subsection. Some of these names are now recognized as synonyms
Epidendrum
Epidendrum , abbreviated Epi in horticultural trade, is a large neotropical genus of the orchid family. With more than 1,100 species, some authors describe it as a mega-genus. The genus name refers to its epiphytic growth habit...
of the Orchidaceae (orchid family). Like the other subsections of Schistochila, Integra plants are sympodial
Sympodial
Sympodial means "with conjoined feet", and in biology is often used to refer to the outward morphology or mode of growth of organisms.-In botany:...
orchids with no tendency to produce pseudobulbs. They bear a terminal inflorescence
Inflorescence
An inflorescence is a group or cluster of flowers arranged on a stem that is composed of a main branch or a complicated arrangement of branches. Strictly, it is the part of the shoot of seed plants where flowers are formed and which is accordingly modified...
with a peduncle
Peduncle (botany)
In botany, a peduncle is a stem supporting an inflorescence, or after fecundation, an infructescence.The peduncle is a stem, usually green and without leaves, though sometimes colored or supporting small leaves...
covered for most of its length with close, thin, imbricate sheaths, and terminating in a raceme
Raceme
A raceme is a type of inflorescence that is unbranched and indeterminate and bears pedicellate flowers — flowers having short floral stalks called pedicels — along the axis. In botany, axis means a shoot, in this case one bearing the flowers. In a raceme, the oldest flowers are borne...
. This subsection differs from the other two 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 not lacerate, fringed, or denticulate. In 1861, Reichenbach listed fifteen separate species in this subsection. Some of these names are now recognized as synonyms
- 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) as E. fuscatum Sw.Olof SwartzOlof Peter Swartz was a Swedish botanist and taxonomist. He is best known for his taxonomic work and studies into pteridophytes...
(p. 385-386) - E. anisatum Lex. (1825) (p. 385). Also as E. gladiatum Lindl. (p. 384-385)
- E. campestreEpidendrum campestreEpidendrum campestre is a rupicolous, sympodial orchid of the Epidendrum genus with claviculate pseudobulbs up to 10 cm tall, which bear three narrow leathery linear-lanceolate leaves up to 10 cm in length. The inflorescence arises from the apex of the pseudobulb, and bears up to ten...
Lindl. (1844) (pp. 386-387) - E. centropetalum Rchb.f. (1852) (p. 388)
- E. fruticosum Pav. ex Lindl. (1831) (p. 384)
- E. lima Lindl. (1853) (p. 387)
- E. orchidiflorumEpidendrum orchidiflorumEpidendrum orchidiflorum is a species of orchid of the genus Epidendrum. There is a good article on this species in the Português Wikipedia.-Description:...
SalzmannSalzmannSalzmann 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. 385) - E. ovalifolium Lindl. (1831) (p. 386)
- E. paranthicum Rchb.f. (1852) (pp. 387-388)
- E. patens Sw.Olof SwartzOlof Peter Swartz was a Swedish botanist and taxonomist. He is best known for his taxonomic work and studies into pteridophytes...
(1806) (p. 384) - E. saxatile Lindl (1841) as E. weddelii Lindl. (1853) (p. 387)
- E. smaragdinumEpidendrum smaragdinumEpidendrum smaragdinum is an epiphytic sympodial orchid native to the Neotropics. It has been found at 0.5 km above sea level in Napo, Ecuador It is also known from Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela.-Description:...
Lindl. (1838)(p. 386) - E. vandifolium Lindl. (1849) (p. 387)
- E. warszewicziiEpidendrum warszewicziiEpidendrum warszewiczii is a species of orchid....
Rchb.f. (1852) (p. 387)