Epidendrum coronatum is a reed-stemmed epiphytic Epidendrum orchid in the family Orchidaceae. It grows wild in the Neotropics at medium to low altitudes.
Description E. coronatum is a sympodial epiphyte that produces slightly thickened stems up to 70 cm long,Alec Pridgeon The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Orchids p. 120. Timber Press, Portland, Oregon. 1992. covered by the basal sheaths of the fleshy, alternate, ovate-lanceolate leaves,Hipólito Ruiz & José Pavón, Systema Vegetabilium Florae Peruvianae et Chilensis I(1798) pp. 242-243. http://www.epidendra.org/taxones/Epidendrum/Epidendrum%20coronatum/Epidendrum%20coronatum%20PROT.pdf which grow up to 10 cm long and 2.5 cm wide.C. Dodson & R. Vásquez "Epidendrum Coronatum R. & P.", Plate 0392 of Icones Plantarum Tropicarum, Series II Orchids of Bolivia Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis. 1989. The arching apical racemose inflorescence has small sheaths at its base, and carries many waxy-textured, green to cream colored flowers. The dorsal sepal, at 20 mm long, is slightly longer than the lateral sepals and the petals, which measure 18 mm. The lip is adnate to the column to its apex, and convex beyond the column. Ruiz and Pavon describe the lip as trilobate, with the medial lobe carrying two smaller divisions; Dodson and Vásquez use the term "4-lobed" to include the divergent processes of the medial lobe.
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External links A picture may be found at The Internet Orchid Photo Encyclopedia A picture of the type specimen may be found at Epidendra