Epidendrum conopseum, synonym Epidendrum magnoliae,[1] sometimes called the green-fly orchid, is a species of orchid in the genus Epidendrum. It is the most northern-growing epiphytic orchid in North America, being found wild in the southeastern United States from Louisiana to North Carolina, and also in northeastern Mexico (Nuevo León, San Luis Potosí, Tamaulipas).[2][3][4]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
| Genus: | Epidendrum |
| Subgenus: | Epidendrum subg. Epidendrum |
| Section: | Epidendrum sect. Planifolia |
| Subsection: | Epidendrum subsect. Racemosa |
| Species: | E. conopseum
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Epidendrum conopseum grows on the branches of evergreen and deciduous trees at low elevations less than 100 m (330 ft) above sea level. Leaves are broadly elliptical, up to 10 cm (3.9 in) long, thick and almost leathery. One plant will produce 6-14 flowers, pale green to bronze-colored.[2]
The diploid chromosome number of E. conopseum has been determined as 2n = 40, the haploid chromosome number as n = 20.[5]
References edit
- ^ a b "Epidendrum conopseum R.Br." Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2023-05-26.
- ^ a b Flora of North America, Epidendrum magnoliae Muhlenberg, 1813. Green-fly orchid
- ^ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map, Epidendrum conopseum
- ^ Hágsater, E. & G. A. Salazar. 1990. Orchids of Mexico, pt. 1. Icones Orchidacearum (Mexico) 1: plates 1–100.
- ^ page 251 of Leonardo P. Felix and Marcelo Guerra: "Variation in chromosome number and the basic number of subfamily Epidendroideae (Orchidaceae)" Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 163(2010)234-278. The Linnean Society of London. downloaded October 2010
External links edit
- Discover Life
- H. G. Reichenbach "ORCHIDES" in Müller, Carl, Ed. Walpers Annales Botanices Systematicae 6(1861)408. Berlin. Described as E. conopseum
- Epidendrum conopseum - Wildlife Resources Division, From: Patrick, Allison and Krakow (1995), Protected Plants of Georgia, Georgia Department of Natural Resources drawing, description, ecological information
- IOSPE photos photo
- Greenfly Orchids (Epidendrum magnoliae) in situ. video showing Epidendrum magnoliae in the wild in Florida
- Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, University of Texas
- Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants, Epidendrum conopseum
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