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Epidendrum, abbreviated Epi in horticultural trade, is a
large neotropical genus of the orchid family. With more than 1,100 species, some authors describe
it as a mega-genus. The genus name (from Greek, “upon trees”) refers to its epiphytic growth
habit. When Carolus Linnaeus named this genus in 1763, he included in this genus all the
epiphytic orchids known to him. Although few of these orchids are still included in the genus
Epidendrum, some species of Epidendrum are nevertheless not epiphytic. (Source: Wikipedia
Encyclopedia.)
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