Green-fly Orchid

Epidendrum magnoliae

Summary 5

Epidendrum magnoliae, synonymous with Epidendrum conopseum is a species of orchid in the genus Epidendrum. It is the most northern-growing Epidendrum in nature, being found wild as far north as North Carolina. The diploid chromosome number of E. magnoliae has been determined as 2n = 40, the haploid chromosome number as n = 20.

National distribution 6

United States
Origin: Native

Regularity: Regularly occurring

Currently: Present

Confidence: Confident

Sources and Credits

  1. (c) NC Orchid, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), http://www.flickr.com/photos/56868999@N00/541860887
  2. (c) Mané Salinas Rodríguez, all rights reserved, uploaded by Mané Salinas Rodríguez
  3. (c) Mary Keim, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3776/8989840453_5a2f013d2e_o.jpg
  4. Tim Ross, no known copyright restrictions (public domain), https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/16/EpidMagnoliae30Jun03.jpg/460px-EpidMagnoliae30Jun03.jpg
  5. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epidendrum_magnoliae
  6. (c) NatureServe, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), http://eol.org/data_objects/29072562

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