Epidendrum diffusum

As recorded: Epidendrum diffusum Sw.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Asparagales › Orchidaceae

Collected by: Sohmer, S.H.
Collector number: 9344
Date: July 10, 1974
Locality: St. of Vera Cruz; Jalapa-Vera Cruz Highway; forested ravine in pasture about 4 km N of Dos Rios.
Region: Vera Cruz, Mexico
Identified by: Staff of Mex. Nat. Herb.
Record type: Preserved specimen

Epidendrum diffusum observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1974. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 6 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-08-09.

2025-08-09

Zacapoaxtla, Pue., México

(c) Juan Carlos López Domínguez, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2022-09-30

43022 Hgo., México

(c) Manuel Ángel Cruz Rosales, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2020-08-03

Tlaltetela, Ver., México

(c) artuhg, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2020-07-29

Santa María Chimalapa, Oax., México

(c) Esteban Delgado García, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2017-08-14

Ocosingo, Chis., México

(c) Luis Humberto Vicente-Rivera, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2017-08-14

Ocosingo, Chis., México

(c) Luis Humberto Vicente-Rivera, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Epidendrum diffusum. BISH 439984. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956353680. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/439984.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956353680 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026