Epidendrum acunae Dressler. Common name: Galé’s Star Orchid, Acuña’s Star Orchid. Phenology: May-Jun. Habitat: Epiphytic on trees in strand swamps. Distribution: S. FL; West Indies; Mexico (CHP, OAX) and Central America. Last seen in our region in 1974, in Collier County, FL.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = FNA26, POWO, WI, Brown (2002); = Epidendrum acuñae Dressler — Luer (1975), orthographic variant; < Epidendrum blancheanum Urb. — K4, NS, WH3. Basionym: Epidendrum acunae Dressler 1959
Links to other floras: = Epidendrum acunae - FNA26
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Heliophily ⓘ: 2
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