Prosthechea cochleata var. alba

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Photographed by: Hannele Lahti
Photographed by: Hannele Lahti
Photographed by: Hannele Lahti
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Object Details

Provenance

From a cultivated plant not of known wild origin

Accession Number

2002-0115A

Restrictions & Rights

CC0

Life Form

Epiphytic

Bloom Characteristics

Erect to arching inflorescence is 20" long with many long lasting white flowers that open in succession. Flowers are 3.5" long.

Range

S Florida, Caribbean, Mexico to N South America

Habitat

Open forest and clearings; 0-2000m

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Common Name

Cockle Shell Prosthechea variety

Octopus Orchid variety

Group

[vascular plants]

Class

Equisetopsida

Subclass

Magnoliidae

Superorder

Lilianae

Order

Asparagales

Family

Orchidaceae

Subfamily

Epidendroideae

Genus

Prosthechea

Species

cochleata

Data Source

Smithsonian Gardens

Topic

Orchids

Living Collections

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ax71ed1393a-bb52-4a63-a876-b535e562dd08

Record ID

ofeo-sg_2002-0115A