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Species Name:
Epidendrum cristatum
Epidendrum cristatum
Flower Colour and Size:
Sepals and petals vary from greenish yellow to pale yellow with varying intensity of red-purple markings at apex. There is variable fimbriation of lip lobes which vary fromwhite to yellow with purple spotting. Natural spread 4 cm.
Flowering Period:
September to April
General Description:
Epiphytic. Grows in erect clumps up to 2 metres tall. Subterete stems bear many leaves on their upper half with terminal arching or pendulous inflorescences emerging from compressed sheaths. They bear up to thirty flowers. Repeat flowering on old
Habitat:
From the crest of the Northern Range of Trinidad, along the northern slopes to the shore of the Caribbean Sea.
Common Name:
None

 


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