Family: Orchidaceae
Group: Monocot
Perennation:
Perennial
Habit:
Herb
Substrate:
Epiphyte
Native Status:
Native
Preliminary IRC Status:
Rare
Native Range:
Endemic to the Commonwealth of the Bahamas (accepted as endemic by Freid et al. 2014).
Map of Locations [currently Florida only]
History in the Bahamas:
In coppices and mangrove swamps; northwestern archipelago (Correll & Correll, 1982).
Comments:
For more information and images, visit the
Leon Levy Native Plant Preserve website.
Synonyms:
Epidendrum fehlingii, Encyclia acicularis of Britton & Millspaugh (1920), not (Bateman ex Lindl.) Schltr.