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Epidendrum acuñae Dressler
Acuna’s star orchid

Family: Orchidaceae

Group: Monocot

Substrate: Epiphyte

Habit: Herb

Perennation: Perennial

Native Range: South Florida, the Greater Antilles (Cuba), Mexico and Central America.

Map of select IRC data for peninsular Florida

NatureServe Global Status: Apparently Secure

Florida Natural Areas Inventory State Status: Presumed Extirpated or Extinct

IRC SOUTH FLORIDA Status: Presumed Extirpated or Extinct in the Wild

SOUTH FLORIDA Occurrence: Assumed to be Present

SOUTH FLORIDA Native Status: Native

South Florida History and Distribution: Ranked as presumed extirpated in Rare Plants of South Florida (Gann et al. 2002; pp 79-80) based on a single occurence in the Fakahatchee Strand Preserve State Park, where last recorded in 1974. It has not been rediscovered despite more than 300 surveys conducted by Mike Owen and others from 1993 to 2022.

SOUTH FLORIDA Cultivated Status: Assumed to be Cultivated

Comments: For images, visit the Orchid Species Photo Encyclopedia website.

Synonyms: Epidendrum blancheanum sensu Wunderlin (1998), non Urb.

Other data on Epidendrum acuñae available from :

Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants
Epidendrum acuñae has been found in the following conservation area :
Occurrence Native Status
Fakahatchee Strand Preserve State Park Presumed Extirpated Presumed Extirpated

Epidendrum acuñae has been found in the following county :
Occurrence Native Status
Collier County Presumed Extirpated Presumed Extirpated

Epidendrum acuñae has been found in the following 2 habitats :
Slough
Strand Swamp