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found in the montane tropical wet forests of Bolivia (including

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Description

As with other members of the subgenus ''E''. subg. ''Spathium'', the inflorescence of ''E. parviflorum'' erupts from an enlarged spathe at the apex of an un-swollen stem covered by

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foliaceous sheaths. The linear-lanceolate acuminate leaves grow up to 8 cm long and 1.2 cm wide. The paniculate inflorescence bears numerous 2 cm green flowers. The leathery sepals are 10 mm long and concave toward the dilated acuminate end, where they are 2–3 mm wide. The filiform petals, also dilated toward the end, are 10 mm long and less than 1 mm wide. The

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bears rounded lateral lobes, and divides into two triangular points at the apex. The callus is purple.

Synonymy and homonymy

Kew lists two synonyms: ''E. gramineum''

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and ''E. patulipetalum''

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1861 listed ''E. gramineum''

as a separate species, in the subgenus he called '' Euepidendrum''

, a taxon of reed-stemmed ''

'' plants with inflorescences that lack any spathe or sheath at the base; the description does not specifically mention the base of the inflorescence. The binomial ''Epidendrum parviflorum'' has also been published for two additional species: * ''Epidendrum parviflorum'' Sessé & Moc. ''

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'' (

) W.E.Higgins * ''Epidendrum parviflorum'' Pav. ''

'' for '' Polystachya luteola''

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References

External links

A picture of ''E. parviflorum'' flowers may be found a
The Internet Orchid Species Photo Encyclopedia
parviflorum Orchids of Bolivia Orchids of Ecuador Orchids of Peru Taxa named by José Antonio Pavón Jiménez Taxa named by Hipólito Ruiz López {{Laeliinae-stub