Orchidaceae

Brown-flower butterfly orchid

Epidendrum anceps Jacq.

Family: Orchidaceae
Genus: Epidendrum

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Brown-flower butterfly orchid (Epidendrum anceps) — FlowerPhoto: Chase Mathey, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (2)

English: Brown-flower butterfly orchid
Spanish: Cattleya galeottiana

Synonyms

Amphiglottis anceps (Jacq.) Britton
Amphiglottis lurida Salisb.
Epidendrum anceps var. typicum Stehlé
Epidendrum anceps var. virescens (Lodd. ex Lindl.) Hemsl.
Epidendrum fuscatum Sm.
Epidendrum fuscatum var. virescens Lodd. ex Lindl.
Epidendrum virescens G.Lodd.
Tritelandra fuscata (Sm.) Raf.

Flowers

In flower: April, June, August, November (from 15 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Puerto Rico: native, U.S. Virgin Islands: native

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Chase Mathey, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Kurt Miller, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Kurt Miller, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Maarten Sepp, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Emmett Serrano, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Maarten Sepp, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: J. L. Gómez-Hechavarría, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Maarten Sepp, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Paul Prior, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Maarten Sepp, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Dalton Holland Baptista, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: J. L. Gómez-Hechavarría, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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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.