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Epidendrum chlorinum

Family
Orchidaceae (Orchid family)
Grows as
Epiphyte
Native range
SE. Brazil
Climate
wet tropical

About

Epidendrum chlorinium is a terrestrial species of reed-stemmed Epidendrum found in mountainous regions of the states of Minas Gerais, São Paulo, and Espiritu Santo, Brazil, at altitudes of 1–1.5 km.

The terete stems grow as tall as 45 cm. The lower ~20 cm are covered with the thin, dry bases of old leaves. The dark green leaves grow to 12 cm long and 1.5 cm wide. The apical inflorescence grows up to 5 cm long, bearing 7 to 12 3-cm fragrant, translucent, lime-green flowers. The heart-shaped lip has two tiny white-green

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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Epidendrum chlorinum by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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