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Orchidaceae

Lopsided star orchid

Epidendrum secundum Jacq.

Family
Orchidaceae
Genus
Epidendrum

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Lopsided star orchid: Wiñay Wayna Orchid ( Epidendrum secundum ) . An orchid that lives in the micro climate around the Wiñay Wayna ruins (and other parts of the Inca trail, Peru ).
Photo: Filipe Fortes from Seattle, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (2)
Chinese
侧生树兰
English
Lopsided star orchid

Synonyms

  • Amphiglottis lacera (Lindl.) Britton
  • Amphiglottis secunda (Jacq.) Salisb.
  • Amphiglottis secunda (Jacq.) Britton
  • Epidendrum ansiferum Rchb.f. & Warsz.
  • Epidendrum antioquiense Schltr.
  • Epidendrum brachyphyllum Lindl.
  • Epidendrum bulkeleyi A.D.Hawkes
  • Epidendrum coroicoense Schltr.
  • Epidendrum corymbosum var. latifolium Cogn.
  • Epidendrum crassifolium var. albescens Pabst
  • Epidendrum cuzcoense Schltr.
  • Epidendrum dolichopus Schltr.
  • Epidendrum ellipticum var. freybergense F.J.Zimm.
  • Epidendrum giroudianum Rchb.f.
  • Epidendrum gracilicaule Rchb.f. & Warsz.
  • Epidendrum herzogii Schltr.
  • Epidendrum incisum Rchb.f. & Warsz.
  • Epidendrum inconstans Ames ex Gleason
  • Epidendrum lacerum Lindl.
  • Epidendrum lindenii Lindl.
  • Epidendrum longihastatum Barb.Rodr.
  • Epidendrum novo-granatense Rchb.f. & Warsz.
  • Epidendrum polyschistum Schltr.
  • Epidendrum secundum f. albescens (Pabst) F.Barros
  • Epidendrum secundum var. albescens (Pabst) F.Barros
  • Epidendrum sulfuratorium E.H.L.Krause
  • Epidendrum tarmense Schltr.
  • Epidendrum tricallosum Schltr.
  • Epidendrum versicolor Hoehne & Schltr.

Characteristics

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

Photos

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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.