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Epidendrum secundum

About
Epidendrum secundum, one of the crucifix orchids, known as the lopsided star orchid, is a poorly understood reed stemmed species, which Dressler (1989) describes as "the Epidendrum secundum complex." According to Dressler, there are dozens of varieties, some of which appear to deserve species rank. Arditti and Ghani note that E. secundum has the distinction of bearing the longest seeds known in the Orchidaceae, 6.0 mm long. By comparison, the seeds of E. ibaguense are only 2.9 mm long.
- Family
- Orchidaceae
Ecology
How it lives
- Propagated by
- Seed
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- Name
- Epidendrum secundum
- Slug
- epidendrum-secundum
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Family
- Orchidaceae
- Genus
- Epidendrum
- Species
- secundum
- Wikidata QID
- Q1094025
- Propagule type
- seed
- Container suitable
- No
- Indoor suitable
- No
- OSSI pledged
- No
- Hazard level
- 1
- Data completeness
- 43
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