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Epidendrum nocturnum is an epiphytic orchid in the genus Epidendrum.
Description[]
Plant blooms from summer to fall with one to three 13.5 cm wide flowers. Flowers are fragrant during the evening.
Distribution[]
Plant is found growing in the wet montane forest of Florida United States, Bahamas, Puerto Ricao, Windward Islands, Leewards Islands, Haiti, Dominican Republic, Cuba, Jamaica, Cayman Islands, Trinidad & Tobago, Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Fr Guiana, Surinam, Brazil, Peru and Bolivia at elevations of 100 to 1980 meters
Culture[]
Plants grow in cool to warm conditions and can be grown in medium size fir bark with perlite. Plant prefers drying periods between watering and bright light.
Naming[]
Common Names: Night Scented Epidendrum
Synonyms[]
- Amphiglottis nocturna [Jacq.] Britt. 1924
- Auliza nocturna [Jacq.]Small 1913
- Epidendrum carolinianum Lam. 1783
- Epidendrum discolor A. Rich & Gal. 184
- Epidendrum leucarachne Schltr. 1920
- Epidendrum nocturnum var. angustifolium Stehlé 1939
- Epidendrum nocturnum var. panamense Schlechter 1922
- Epidendrum oliganthum Schltr. 1921
- Nychosma nocturna [Jacq.]Raf. 1837
- Nyctosma nocturna [Jacq.]Raf. 1837
- Phaedrosanthus nocturnus [Jacq.]O.Ktze. 1904