Epidendrum compressum

Epidendrum compressum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Genus: Epidendrum
Subgenus: Epidendrum subg. Amphiglottium
Section: Epidendrum sect. Polycladia
Species:
E. compressum
Binomial name
Epidendrum compressum
Griseb. (1864)
Synonyms
  • Epidendrum laxum nom. illeg.Poepp. & Endl. (1836)
  • Epidendrum yatapuense Barb.Rodr. (1891)
  • Epidendrum macrothyrsus F. Lehm. & Kraenzl. (1899)
  • Epidendrum laxum var. mocoanum Schltr. (1924)
  • Epidendrum guentherianum Kraenzl. (1928)
  • Minicolumna laxa Brieger (1976)
  • Minicolumna yatapuensis (Barb.Rodr.) Brieger (1976)

Epidendrum compressum ("compressed upon a tree") is a species of orchid in the genus Epidendrum from wet montane forests of Trinidad, Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia.

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