Epidendrum nocturnum Jacquin. Common name: Night-scented Orchid, Night-scented Epidendrum, Night-blooming Epidendrum. Phenology: Jul-Jan (-Jun). Habitat: Epiphytic on trees in dome swamps, strand swamps, sloughs, and rockland hammocks. Distribution: S. FL; West Indies; Mexico, Central America, and n. South America.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = Bah, FNA26, K4, NS, POWO, S13, WH3, WI, Brown (2002), Correll (1950), Luer (1975); = Amphiglottis nocturna (Jacq.) Britton — S. Basionym: Epidendrum nocturnum Jacq. 1760
Links to other floras: = Epidendrum nocturnum - FNA26
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Heliophily ⓘ: 1
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© Alan Cressler: Epidendrum nocturnum, Cape Sable, Everglades National Park, Monroe County, Florida 2 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷
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© Alan Cressler: Epidendrum nocturnum, Cypress Dome, Big Cypress National Preserve, Collier County, Florida 1 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷
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© Alan Cressler: Epidendrum nocturnum, Fakahatchee Strand Preserve State Park, Collier County, Florida 3 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷
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