Orchidaceae
Night scented orchid
Epidendrum nocturnum
- Family
- Orchidaceae
- Genus
- Epidendrum
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Common names
By language (2)
- Chinese
- 夜花树兰
- English
- Night scented orchid
Synonyms
- Amphiglottis nocturna (Jacq.) Britton
- Auliza nocturna (Jacq.) Small
- Epidendrum bahiense Rchb.f.
- Epidendrum carolinianum Lam.
- Epidendrum discolor A.Rich. & Galeotti
- Epidendrum leucarachne Schltr.
- Epidendrum nocturnum var. angustifolium Stehlé
- Epidendrum nocturnum var. minor Schltr.
- Epidendrum obtusifolium Willd.
- Nyctosma nocturna (Jacq.) Raf.
- Phaedrosanthus nocturnus (Jacq.) Kuntze
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native, Puerto Rico: native
Photos
Photo: João Medeiros, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Maarten Sepp, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Maarten Sepp, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Maarten Sepp, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Hans Hillewaert, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Hans Hillewaert, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Hans Hillewaert, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: João Medeiros, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Luis Perez from Medellin, Colombia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Bernard DUPONT from FRANCE, CC BY-SA 2.0, 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.