Orchidaceae

Fairy bentspur orchid

Campylocentrum micranthum (Lindl.) Rolfe

Family: Orchidaceae
Genus: Campylocentrum

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Fairy bentspur orchid: Campylocentrum micranthum - specimen from Brazil — Photo: Dalton Holland Baptista, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

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English: Fairy bentspur orchid

Synonyms

Aeranthes jamaicense Rchb.f. & Wullschlaegel, Heinrich Rudolph
Aeranthes jamaicensis Rchb.f. ex Wullschlaegel, Heinrich Rudolph
Aeranthes micrantha (Lindl.) Rchb.f.
Angraecum micranthum Lindl.
Campylocentrum stenanthum Schltr.
Epidorkis micrantha (Lindl.) Kuntze
Mystacidium micranthum (Lindl.) T.Durand & Schinz

Flowers

In flower: May, December (from 9 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Puerto Rico: native

Photos

Photo: Dalton Holland Baptista, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Victor De la Cruz, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Dalton Holland Baptista, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Victor De la Cruz, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Victor De la Cruz, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Dalton Holland Baptista, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Victor De la Cruz, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Dalton Holland Baptista, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Victor De la Cruz, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Dalton Holland Baptista, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Yoannis Domínguez, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Dalton Holland Baptista, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.