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Epidendrum mancum is a small epiphytic orchid from the cloud forests of southern Ecuador and northern Peru, with flattened stems, leathery leaves and small green to orange flowers. Grow it mounted or in a fine bark mix, kept humid and cool with bright light and good air movement.
Epidendrum mancum is an epiphytic orchid that grows in the tropical low elfin cloud forests of Ecuador and Amazonas, Peru, at altitudes of 2–3 km.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Epidendrum mancum by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
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.
