Epidendrum ammophilum Barb.Rodr.

Barberena, Felipe Fajardo Villela Antolin, Silva, Roberto da & Lopes, Rosana Conrado, 2022, Copacabana is more than a beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: the orchid flora of Parque Estadual da Chacrinha, Caldasia 44 (1), pp. 30-40 : 37

publication ID	https://doi.org/10.15446/caldasia.v44n1.88156
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15312689
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scientific name	Epidendrum ammophilum Barb.Rodr.
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8. Epidendrum ammophilum Barb.Rodr. View in CoL ,

Gen. Sp. Orchid. 2: 149. 1882.

Rupicolous herb. Leaves 4-10, sessile, distributed along the caulome; blade green, immaculate, coriaceous, flat to slightly concave, conduplicate, oblong, obscurely parallel-veined, apex rounded. Inflorescence in subcorymbiform to corymbiform raceme, terminal, 3-9-flowered, glabrous. Flowers resupinate, ecalcarate; sepals and petals green to brownish, immaculate; lip white, trilobed.

Distribution: Restricted to Brazil (only in the state of Rio de Janeiro) and endemic to the Atlantic Forest domain, occurring predominantly on rocky outcrops (Pessoa c2020).

Specimens examined: 7 Jan 2004 (fl), L.J.T. Cardoso 58 ( RB); GoogleMaps 22º57’39’’ S, 43º10’50’’ W, 9 Nov 2017 (fl), R. Silva s.n. ( RFA 43317 About RFA ) GoogleMaps .