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2. Epipogium aphyllum - Wikipedia

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   Epipogium aphyllum, the ghost orchid, is a hardy mycoheterotrophic orchid lacking chlorophyll. [ 2 ] It is one of the rarest representatives of Orchidae family. [ 3 ] It is famous for its unpredictable appearance; in many localities it has been seen just once. [ 4 ] It is found in beech, oak, pine, and spruce forests of Europe and Asia, on base ...

3. Epiphyllum oxypetalum - Wikipedia

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   Epiphyllum oxypetalum is an easily cultivated, fast growing Epiphyllum. It flowers in late spring through late summer; large specimens can produce several crops of flowers in one season. This is a widely cultivated Epiphyllum species. It is known to have medicinal properties in many Asian cultures, including India, Vietnam, and Malaysia.

4. Ophrys apifera - Wikipedia

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   Ophrys chlorantha Hegetschw. & Heer. Ophrys insectifera var. andrachnites. Ophrys apifera, known in Europe as the bee orchid, is a perennial herbaceous plant of the genus Ophrys, in the family of Orchidaceae. It serves as an example of sexually deceptive pollination and floral mimicry, a highly selective and highly evolved plant–pollinator ...

5. Night-blooming cereus - Wikipedia

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   Night-blooming cereus is the common name referring to many flowering ceroid cacti that bloom at night. The flowers are short lived, and some of these species, such as Selenicereus grandiflorus, bloom only once a year, for a single night, [1] though most put out multiple flowers over several weeks, each of which opens for only a single night ...

6. Peristeria elata - Wikipedia

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   Binomial name. Peristeria elata. Hook. Peristeria elata is a species of orchid occurring from Central America to Panama, Venezuela, and Ecuador. It is the type species of its genus. It is commonly referred to as the Holy Ghost orchid, dove orchid, or flower of the Holy Spirit in English, and, as the flor del Espiritu Santo in Spanish.

7. Euglossini - Wikipedia

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   The special fragrance collection organs are seen on the large hind legs of this Euglossa viridissima as it sleeps on a leaf. Male orchid bees have uniquely modified legs which are used to collect and store different volatile compounds (often esters) throughout their lives, primarily from orchids in the subtribes Stanhopeinae and Catasetinae, where all species are exclusively pollinated by ...