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Orchidaceae
Epidendrum

*Epidendrum radicans Pavón ex Lindley. Common name: Fire Star Orchid, Crucifix Orchid. Habitat: Disturbed areas, escaped from cultivation. Epiphytic and terrestrial. Distribution: Native of Central and South America.

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Origin/Endemic status: Neotropics

Synonymy ⓘ: = K4, POWO, WH3; = n/a — FNA26, NS. Basionym: Epidendrum radicans Pav. ex Lindl. 1830-1840 [1831]

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image of plant© Alan Cressler: Epidendrum radicans, Sendero Gerro de los Amigos, Cerro Plano, Provincia de Puntarenas, Costa Rica 1 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷
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