| Collector | Holm-Nielsen, L. B. |
| Number | 5246 |
| Collected with | Jeppesen, S. & Lojtnant, B. & Ollgaard, B. |
| Country | Ecuador |
| Subpart | CARCHI |
| County | |
| Locality | Páramo El ángel, just before the pass on road El Angel - Tulcán. Humid paramo-vegetation with abundance of Espeletia hartwegiana. |
| Coordinates | 0° 41' N 77° 54' W |
| Minimum elevation (m) | 3450 |
| Maximum elevation (m) | 3500 |
| Start date | 1973/05/14 |
| End date | 1973/05/14 |
| Family | Orchidaceae |
| Identification | Epidendrum serpens Lindl. |
| Determined by | B. Lojtnant, 1976 |
| Identification qualifier | |
| Field notes | Epiphyte, exposed in cloud forest. Sepals dark red-brown like the petals, but also faintly greenish tinted on the outer side. Leaves (especially on the lower side) and the whole plant in general purple tinted. |
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