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Round Leaf Star Orchid

Epidendrum carpophorum Barb. Rodr.

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Epidendrum nocturnum is widespread and common throughout the tropical regions of the Western Hemisphere. Outside the flora area, the size of stems, leaves, and flowers is somewhat variable, and plants or whole populations often have cleistogamous flowers. A number of good species occur in the Neotropics. The length of the ovary and the pedicel of the capsule often are good specific characters.

Flowers are very fragrant at night, with an almost pungent scent.

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Missouri Botanical Garden, 4344 Shaw Boulevard, St. Louis, MO, 63110 USA
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Flora of North America Vol. 26: 610, 612 in eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden. Accessed Nov 12, 2008.
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Description

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Plant cespitose, to 100 cm. Roots basal, 1–2.5 mm diam. Stems unbranched, straight, terete proximally, compressed distally, to 90 cm. Leaves 4–10, evenly distributed on distal 1/2 of stem; petiole to 46 mm; blade elliptic, 2-lobed, 6–15 × 0.5–3 cm, leathery. Inflorescences nearly corymbose; peduncle zigzag, branching with time, greater than 5 mm, producing flowers over several years. Flowers resupinate, produced in succession, 1–2 at a time; sepals yellowish, narrowly linear-lanceolate, to 60 × 6 mm, apex acute; petals yellowish, narrowly linear-lanceolate, to 58 × 2 mm; lip white, deeply 3-lobed, middle lobe narrowly linear-acuminate, overall to 24 × 40 mm, lateral lobes obliquely semiovate; callus yellow; column 18 mm; clinandrium hood surpassing anther, erose; anther ovoid; ovary 45–50 mm. Capsules ellipsoid; pedicel 7–14 mm; body 25–32 × 10–15 mm; beak 16 mm.
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Missouri Botanical Garden, 4344 Shaw Boulevard, St. Louis, MO, 63110 USA
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Flora of North America Vol. 26: 610, 612 in eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden. Accessed Nov 12, 2008.
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Distribution

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Fla.; Mexico; West Indies; Central America; South America.
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Missouri Botanical Garden, 4344 Shaw Boulevard, St. Louis, MO, 63110 USA
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Flora of North America Vol. 26: 610, 612 in eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden. Accessed Nov 12, 2008.
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Flowering/Fruiting

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Flowering Sep--Mar; fruiting Jan--Apr, sporadically throughout year.
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Flora of North America Vol. 26: 610, 612 in eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden. Accessed Nov 12, 2008.
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Habitat

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Epiphytic on trees and palms in forests, hammocks, and swamps; 0--30m.
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Missouri Botanical Garden, 4344 Shaw Boulevard, St. Louis, MO, 63110 USA
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Flora of North America Vol. 26: 610, 612 in eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden. Accessed Nov 12, 2008.
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Synonym

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Amphiglottis nocturna (Jacquin) Britton; Auliza nocturna (Jacquin) Small; Epidendrum carolinianum Lamarck; Nyctosma nocturna (Jacquin) Rafinesque
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Missouri Botanical Garden, 4344 Shaw Boulevard, St. Louis, MO, 63110 USA
bibliographic citation
Flora of North America Vol. 26: 610, 612 in eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden. Accessed Nov 12, 2008.
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Flora of North America @ eFloras.org
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Flora of North America Editorial Committee
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eFloras.org
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