Synopsis of the Peruvian species of Epidendrum (Orchidaceae: Laeliinae) belonging to the Scabrum group, subgroup Soratae: diversity and description of a new species Author Quispe-Melgar, Harold Rusbelth 0000-0001-6676-0879 Programa de Investigación de Ecología y Biodiversidad, Asociación ANDINUS, Calle Miguel Grau 370, Sicaya, Huancayo, Junín, Perú. & Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Continental, Huancayo, Perú. & rusbeltharold @ gmail. com; hquispem @ continental. edu. pe; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0001 - 6676 - 0879 rusbeltharold@gmail.com Author Llacua-Tineo, Elizabeth Santiago Ayala Yashira Stefani Author Hágsater, Eric 0000-0002-2371-9427 Herbario AMO, Montañas Calizas 490, Lomas de Chapultepec, Miguel Hidalgo, CDMX, 11000, México. & erichag _ 1 @ msn. com; herbamo @ prodigy. net. mx; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0002 - 2371 - 9427 erichag_1@msn.com text Phytotaxa 2023 2023-07-17 603 1 1 26 http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.603.1.1 journal article 10.11646/phytotaxa.603.1.1 1179-3163 8153628 18. Epidendrum scopulorum Rchb.f., (1878a: 23) . ( Figure 10B ). Type:— BOLIVIA . La Paz : Lacarejá , vicniis Sorata , 3200 m , January–March 1860 , G . Mandon 1137 , ( lectotype : W ! isolectotypes: AMES ! G x2! K ! NY ! P x3! S ! W x3!) See Santiago & Hágsater , Epidendrum scopulorum in Hágsater & Sánchez 2009 : t. 1291 . Distribution:Bolivia and Peru in the department of Puno . In Peru it is found near Lake Titicaca, the other records are for Bolivia . Notes:— Epidendrum scopulorum is recognized by the lanceolate, erect leaves, nearly parallel to the stems, the flowers violet-purple,the sepals 9mm long, the lip cordiform, obtuse, and the calli parallel. Epidendrum cartilaginiflorum is similar leaves in size and position, but the sepals are 15–16 mm long, the lip cordiform, apex rounded, and the calli divaricate. Conservation Status:— DD. Data deficient. As most orchids, listed in CITES appendix II. Examined specimens:— PERU . Puno : Ollachea-Macusani , 3850 m , 21 November 2010 , S . Dalstr ̂m 3381 , digital image, ( AMO !)