Wild Flowering Plants

Orchidaceae
Epidendrum × elongatum   Jacq.
The hybrid formula is E. cryptopateras (a Martinique endemic) × E. secundum.
Lesser Antilles.
Our specimens need to be examined to see if they belong to this hybrid swarm or are Epidendrum secundum Jacq.
Herb of montane cloud rainforest and elfin shrubland.
Quite common in the Mount Gimie/Piton Troumassée range.
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