Established Seedlings of Epidendrum carpophorum 'Luquillo' -spontaneous

Culture Notes from Donor: Parent plant: Temperature range Intermediate 83-60°F, in cooler season Cool-Cold 64-44°F. While sometimes considered synonymous to E. nocturnum, the required growing conditions are different. E. carpophorum cannot tolerate high heat; while nocturnum loves heat. E. carpophorum is a mountain rain forest plant, while here in Florida, nocturnum is a lowland swamp plant. Potted in a mix of fir bark, charcoal, aliflor, and sponge rock.

Comments: This spontaneous capsule is almost certainly a selfing.

Parent plant: Medium-sized plant.

For additional origin/habitat information supplied courtesy of Charles and Margaret Baker, see further below, near the bottom of this page.

About the name...

Etymology of	carpophorum	From latinized Greek "carpophorus" fruit-bearing. (Source: Mayr & Schmucker 1998)
Etymology of	Epidendrum	From Greek "epi" upon; "dendron" tree. (Source: Pridgeon 1992)
Pronunciation of	Epidendrum	eh-pee-DEN-drum (Source: Pridgeon 1992)

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The origin/habitat information below is supplied courtesy of Charles and Margaret Baker

The following information is based on the name of the plant provided by the donor, and assumes that the name is correct. If the plant has been misidentified, then the following information may not be correct.
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ORIGIN/HABITAT: Distributed from southern Florida, through Mexico and Central America, the West Indies, and into northern South America as far south as Peru, Bolivia, and Brazil. Plants grow mostly as epiphytes on trees and rocks, but occasionally may grow as terrestrials. They are found in both wet and dry regions, growing in tall, evergreen lowland forest, in open fields, and disturbed forests. Plants most frequently are found at elevations between 350 and 3300 ft. (100-1000 m), but collections have been reported from as high as 6550 ft. (2000 m). This widely distributed orchid has been collected many times, and a long list of collection locations, elevations, and dates is available at Tropicos.
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