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The Shining Epistephium

Epistephium lucidum

Photo by Dan Doucette
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

large terrestrial orchid, part of the Vanilla alliance of orchids

Habitat:

montane grasslands, 1500m

Notes:

I spotted this large orchid growing in the grass on the edge of Amboro National Park.

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