Discovered in the Guiana Highlands of Venezuela, this yellow-and-white orchid was named epidendrum katarun-yariku by members of the Pemon Arekuna Indigenous community of Paruima: ‘katarun’ means high and ‘yariku’ means flower. Researcher Mateusz Wrazidlo said: “I thought it would be a nice gesture to ask my Indigenous friends for their opinion and include them in the naming process, selecting a name in their Indigenous language instead of Latin.”

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