Fábio de Barros and Fábio Pinheiro have described this species as recently as 2006. It was found growing in the wild in an Island off the coast of the State of São Paulo, Brazil, and only in that Island. It is a terrestrial, tall reed stem Epidendrum type. The three projected yellow horns in front of the column make this a very distinctive species. The species has been published in Hoehnea (São Paulo), v. 33, p. 247-250, 2006 and, for some reason is not in the international databases yet.
Also, a search for Epidendrum puniceoluteum on the Internet will bring no images of this impressive red species, so we're having it here first hand. Enjoy!
The flowers:
Epidendrum puniceoluteum F.Barros & F.Pinheiro on Flickr - Photo Sharing!
Flower detail:
Epidendrum puniceoluteum F. Barros & F. Pinheiro on Flickr - Photo Sharing!
Brand new species - Epidendrum puniceoluteum F.Barros & F.Pinheiro
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