Bifrenaria aureofulva

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

Description

This is one of the most common Bifrenaria, and also one of the easiest to recognize due to its brightly colored flowers. As hinted at by its common name, the flowers can be quite color variable, from yellow, to orange, to slightly red.

Pollination Syndrome

Bee (Eufriesea violacea)

Provenance

Uncertain

Accession Number

2015-2030A

Restrictions & Rights

CC0

Life Form

Epiphytic

Bloom Characteristics

Erect to pendulous inflorescence is 5-12" long with 3-15 yellow-orange flowers. Flowers are 1" across.

Fragrance

Fragrant (faint)

Range

E to S Brazil

Habitat

Montane rainforests; 200-1500m

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Common Name

The Golden-Red-Yellow Bifrenaria

Group

[vascular plants]

Class

Equisetopsida

Subclass

Magnoliidae

Superorder

Lilianae

Order

Asparagales

Family

Orchidaceae

Subfamily

Epidendroideae

Genus

Bifrenaria

Species

aureofulva

Data Source

Smithsonian Gardens

Topic

Orchids

Living Collections

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ax72384fcc7-0cd0-405b-9b69-b95df3cf3837

Record ID

ofeo-sg_2015-2030A