Ok...to clear up some of the confusion here:
Epi. floridense is the Floridian population of orchids very similar to Epi. difforme. It is shown as Epi. difforme in Luer's book. In WOOF, it is ID'd as Epi. floridense.
Epi. amphistomum is what used to be called Epi. anceps in Luer's book. In WOOF, it is listed as Epi. amphistomum, with the further form fma. rubra being applied to the form with dark reddish leaves (although there could be some argument that this is due to light levels and not a different form).
Epi. rigidum in Luer is still Epi. rigidum today.
Epi. acunae has not been seen for a number of years.
Epi. strobiliferum is still extant in the swamps, but is a small, inconspicuous plant.
Epi. magnoliae is the current name for Epi. conopseum. Listed as Epi. conopseum in Luer, listed as Epi. magnoliae in WOOF. Neither var mexicanum or var magnoliae occurs as far south as the Fakahatchee...the southernmost plants of this species seem to grow roughly parallel to Lake Okeechobee.
---Prem
|