Cattleya crispata

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Photographed by: Creekside Digital
Photographed by: Creekside Digital

Object Details

Description

This is a small to medium orchid with a bright yellow flower that grows on rocks.

Bloom Time (Northern Hemisphere)

January to October; peaks in February to April

Medicinal / Pharmaceutical

This orchid was used in Brazil as a demulcent (substance that sooths minor pain and inflammation of mucous membranes).

Provenance

From a cultivated plant not of known wild origin

Accession Number

2017-0317A

Restrictions & Rights

CC0

Life Form

Lithophytic

Bloom Characteristics

Erect inflorescence is up to 10" long with 3-6 flowers. Flowers are 1.6-2" across.

Range

Brazil (Minas Gerais)

Habitat

Exposed, almost horizontal ledges, protected by stunted vegetation; 400-800m

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Common Name

The Yellow Cattleya

The Yellow Laelia

Group

[vascular plants]

Class

Equisetopsida

Subclass

Magnoliidae

Superorder

Lilianae

Order

Asparagales

Family

Orchidaceae

Subfamily

Epidendroideae

Genus

Cattleya

Species

crispata

Data Source

Smithsonian Gardens

Topic

Orchids

Living Collections

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ax7eccf29ad-ce7f-44fe-9072-c7252aa8297b

Record ID

ofeo-sg_2017-0317A