Epidendrum katarun-yariku is a species of orchid in the genus Epidendrum found in the Guiana Highlands in Venezuela and Brazil. It grows on tepuis.[1][2]
| Epidendrum katarun-yariku | |
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| A. Habit. B. Inflorescence. C. Flower, frontal view. D. Flower, longitudinal section. E. Column. F. Dissected perianth. G. Anther and pollinia | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
| Genus: | Epidendrum |
| Species: | E. katarun-yariku
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| Binomial name | |
| Epidendrum katarun-yariku Hágsater & Wrazidlo, 2020
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In the Arekuna language, katarun means high and yariku means flower. The specific epithet was chosen because the species occurs on the peaks and upper foothills of tepuis.[2]
References
edit- ^ Hágsater, E.; Wrazidlo, M. (2020). "Epidendrum katarun-yariku (Orchidaceae), a new species of the Schistochilum group from the tepuis of the Guiana Highlands in South America". Phytotaxa. 472 (1): 33–40. doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.472.1.4. S2CID 228815955.
- ^ a b "New orchid species from Guiana Highlands named by Indigenous group". Mongabay Environmental News. 2021-01-15. Retrieved 2021-04-07.
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