Name: Physosiphon tubatus [Lodd.]Rchb.f 1861
Synonyms:
Epidendrum emarginatum Ruiz & Pav. 1798
Humboltia emarginata Pav. ex Lindl. 1830
Physosiphon carinatus Lindley 1838
Physosiphon guatemalensis Rolfe 1891
Physosiphon lindleyi Rolfe 1893
Physosiphon loddigesii Lindley 1838
Physosiphon moorei Rolfe 1896
Physosiphon ochraceus A Rich & Gal. 1845
Pleurothallis emarginata Lindl. 1830
Pleurothallis tubata [Lodd.]Steud. 1841
Specklinia tubata (Lodd.) Luer 2005
Stelis emarginata (Lindl.) Soto Arenas & Solano 2002 publ. 2003
Stelis tacanensis Solano & Soto Arenas 2002 publ. 2003
Stelis tubatus Lodd. 1830
Etymology:
tubatus = forming a tube
Origin: Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador, and Nicaragua
Habitat:
epiphytic on oaks in wet or dry forests at elevations of 1800 up to 3500 meters
Notes:
Flowers open simultaneously; it quickly produces several shoots and can put on a display of hundreds of flowers.