| 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 |
| Binomial name | |
| Epidendrum katarun-yariku Hágsater & Wrazidlo, 2020 | |
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.
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.
References
- 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.
- ^ "New orchid species from Guiana Highlands named by Indigenous group". Mongabay Environmental News. 2021-01-15. Retrieved 2021-04-07.
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