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Shining Orchid

Epidendrum fulgens

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Wildlife study photograph from iNaturalist.
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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Brazil.January 18, February 4, March 10, April 3, May 6, June 3, July 5, August 6, September 2, October 4, November 12, December 23.
Brazil96
Santa Catarina35
Sao Paulo30
Rio Grande do Sul15
Parana9
Minas Gerais2
Espirito Santo2
Rio de Jeneiro2
Goias1
Ecuador1

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Classification

KingdomPlants · Plantae
PhylumVascular Plants · Tracheophyta
Classmonocots · Liliopsida
OrderAgaves, Orchids, Irises, and Allies · Asparagales
FamilyOrchids · Orchidaceae
GenusEpidendrum

Sources

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Practise Shining Orchid with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.

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