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Cyrtopodium punctatum

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Name

Identification
Cyrtopodium punctatum (L.) Lindl. [family ORCHIDACEAE ]
Related name
  • Cyrtopodium punctatum
Common name
  • cigar orchid, Flora of North America Vol. 26
  • bee-swarm orchid, Flora of North America Vol. 26
  • Cowhorn orchid, Flora of North America Vol. 26

Flora

Entry for Cyrtopodium punctatum (Linnaeus) Lindley [family ORCHIDACEAE]
Herbarium
Flora of North America (FNA)
Collection
Flora of North America
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Flora of North America, Vol 26,
Names
Cyrtopodium punctatum (Linnaeus) Lindley [family ORCHIDACEAE], Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl., 188. 1833
Epidendrum punctatum Linnaeus [family ORCHIDACEAE], Syst. Nat. ed., 10, 2: 1246. 1759
Treatment Author(s)
Gustavo A. Romero-González
Information
Plants epiphytic, 50–150 cm. Pseudobulbs elongate, fusiform, to 50 cm. Inflorescences erect, paniculate, to 90 cm. Flowers bright yellow with maroon and green markings, 4–5 cm wide; lip with middle lobe margins conspicuously verruculose-tuberculate, lateral lobes spotted or solid dark orange or maroon, longer than middle lobe. Capsules to 10 cm. 2n = 46.
Phenology
dec-feb (winter), mar-may (spring)
Altitude range
0–50[–500] m;
Distribution
West IndiesSouth America (Peru).South America (Venezuela).USA Fla.
Discussion
The pseudobulbs of Cyrtopodium punctatum were used in the past as a source of glue for book binding.

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