Beetle Orchid (Epidendrum porpax)
Epidendrum porpax is a miniature epiphytic or lithophytic orchid from Central and South America, known for its small, solitary, waxy, reddish-purple to burgundy flowers.
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Synonyms
Epidendrum porphyrophyllum Schltr.
Nanodes porpax (Rchb.f.) Brieger & Lückel
Neolehmannia porpax (Rchb.f.) Garay & Dunst.
Taxonomy
- kingdomPlantae
- divisionTracheophyta
- classLiliopsida
- orderAsparagales
- familyOrchidaceae
- genusEpidendrum
- speciesEpidendrum porpax