Orchidaceae
Epidendrum purpurascens
- Family
- Orchidaceae
- Genus
- Epidendrum
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Synonyms
- Auliza clavatum (Lindl.) Brieger
- Coilostylis clavata (Raf.) Withner & P.A.Harding
- Didothion clavatum Raf.
- Epidendrum bungerothii Schltr.
- Epidendrum clavatum Lindl.
- Epidendrum clavatum var. purpurascens (Focke) Cogn.
- Epidendrum glumibracteum Rchb.f.
- Epidendrum psilanthemum Loefgr.
- Maxillaria glumibracteum (Rchb.f.) Hemsl.
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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
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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). About our plant data.