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Epidendrum
Epidendrum , abbreviated Epi in the horticultural trade, is a large neotropical genus of the orchid family. With more than 1,500 species, some authors describe it as a mega-genus. The genus name (from Greek επί, epi and δένδρον, dendron, "upon trees") refers to its epiphytic growth habit.
When Carl Linnaeus named this genus in 1763, he included in this genus all the epiphytic orchids known to him. Although few of these orchids are still included in the genus Epidendrum, some species of Epidendrum are nevertheless not epiphytic.
60 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Reedstem Epidendrums
complexEpidendrum secundum
Fire-star orchid
speciesEpidendrum radicans
Epidendrum nocturnum
complexEpidendrum nocturnum
Greenfly Orchid
speciesEpidendrum conopseum
Epidendrum rigidum
complexEpidendrum rigidum
Fringed Epidendrum
speciesEpidendrum fimbriatum
Epidendrum difforme
complexEpidendrum difforme
Epidendrum ciliare
complexEpidendrum ciliare
Big-mouth Star Orchid
speciesEpidendrum amphistomum
Epidendrum diothonaeoides
complexEpidendrum diothonaeoides
Epidendrum mutelianum
complexEpidendrum mutelianum
Epidendrum stamfordianum
complexEpidendrum stamfordianum
Epidendrum paniculatum
complexEpidendrum paniculatum
Epidendrum porphyreum
complexEpidendrum porphyreum
Zipaquirá Orchid
speciesEpidendrum zipaquiranum
Epidendrum centropetalum
complexEpidendrum centropetalum
mountain star orchid
speciesEpidendrum ramosum
Epidendrum verrucosum
complexEpidendrum verrucosum
Epidendrum geminiflorum
complexEpidendrum geminiflorum
Epidendrum jamaicense
speciesEpidendrum jamaicense
Epidendrum blepharistes
complexEpidendrum blepharistes
Beautiful Blooming Epidendrum
speciesEpidendrum calanthum
Epidendrum leucochilum
complexEpidendrum leucochilum
Epidendrum Group Macrostachyum
complexEpidendrum chondrochilum
Epidendrum frutex
complexEpidendrum frutex
Epidendrum excisum
speciesEpidendrum excisum
Epidendrum wallisii
complexEpidendrum wallisii
Epidendrum parkinsonianum
complexEpidendrum parkinsonianum
Epidendrum cylindraceum
complexEpidendrum cylindraceum
Brown Epidendrum
speciesEpidendrum anceps
Epidendrum cristatum
complexEpidendrum cristatum
Epidendrum megalospathum
complexEpidendrum megalospathum
Epidendrum scytocladium
speciesEpidendrum scytocladium
Cone-bearing Epidendrum
speciesEpidendrum strobiliferum
Epidendrum aquaticum
complexEpidendrum aquaticum
Epidendrum anisatum
complexEpidendrum anisatum
Epidendrum cinnabarinum
speciesEpidendrum cinnabarinum
Epidendrum chioneum
speciesEpidendrum chioneum
Epidendrum erosum
speciesEpidendrum erosum
Epidendrum syringothyrsus
speciesEpidendrum syringothyrsus
Epidendrum Group Takulumena
complexEpidendrum sophronitoides
Epidendrum miserrimum
speciesEpidendrum miserrimum
Epidendrum vincentinum
speciesEpidendrum vincentinum
Spathium
subgenusSpathium
Epidendrum tigriphyllum
complexEpidendrum tigriphyllum
Epidendrum nanegalense
speciesEpidendrum nanegalense
Epidendrum moritzii
speciesEpidendrum moritzii
Epidendrum radioferens
speciesEpidendrum radioferens
Epidendrum vesicicaule
complexEpidendrum vesicicaule
Epidendrum revertianum
speciesEpidendrum revertianum
Epidendrum polyanthum
speciesEpidendrum polyanthum
Epidendrum laucheanum
speciesEpidendrum laucheanum
Epidendrum pseudodifforme
speciesEpidendrum pseudodifforme
Epidendrum propinquum
complexEpidendrum propinquum
Epidendrum chlorocorymbos
speciesEpidendrum chlorocorymbos
Epidendrum carchiense
speciesEpidendrum carchiense
Epidendrum bogotense
speciesEpidendrum bogotense
Epidendrum sodiroi
complexEpidendrum sodiroi
Epidendrum orchidiflorum
speciesEpidendrum orchidiflorum
Epidendrum longipetalum
speciesEpidendrum longipetalum
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the old herbals & bestiaries
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 54884.