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Orchid Species: Epidendrum caucae

Kew currently accepted name is Epidendrum calanthum

Epidendrum caucae is an orchid species identified by Schltr. in 1920. Culture information and photos for this orchid are commonly detailed under the currently accepted name of Epidendrum calanthum.
Genus
Epidendrum (Epi.)
Grex
caucae
Parents
Species
Author
Schltr.
Year
1920
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ORIGIN: Colombia, Venezuela, Peru, Bolivia and Ecuador are the locales for this pretty, medium to large sized, hot to cold growing, reedstem terrestrial or epiphyte from elevations of 220 to 2200 meters in tropical montane forests.

DESCRIPTION: Pretty, medium to large sized, hot to cold growing, reedstem terrestrial or epiphyte from elevations of 220 to 2200 meters in tropical montane forests with lightly fractiflex stems enveloped basally by a few, scarious leafless sheaths and carrying above several, elliptic, acute, conduplicate towards the base leaves that blooms on a terminal, 8 [20 cm] long, few flowered, subumbellate inflorescence arising on a mature stem with elliptic, conduplicate leaves that occurs in the late spring and summer. This species is often found in conjunction with ants and may benefit from their presence.

FLOWER SIZE: To 1 inch [2.5 cm] -- information provided by Jay Pfahl, author of the Internet Orchid Species Encyclopedia (IOSPE).
Other Names
Genus Name Genus Grex Name Year Author
Add+ Epidendrum Epi calanthum 1854 Rchb.f. & Warsz.
Add+ Epidendrum Epi filomenoi 1921 Schltr.
Add+ Epidendrum Epi huanucoense 1921 Schltr.
Add+ Epidendrum Epi paytense 1855 Rchb.f.
Most awarded/recent cultivars: Epi. calanthum 'HEB' (2 awards from 2000 to 2006) Epi. calanthum 'Lugenby' (2004) Epi. calanthum 'Como Conservatory' (2000) Epi. calanthum 'Apperson' (1993)
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