Coelogyne usitana

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Photographed by: Hannele Lahti
Photographed by: Hannele Lahti

Object Details

Description

This small to medium sized coelogyne has one of the darkest colored lips of the species. It is named for Villamor T. Usita, the Filipino collector and orchid enthusiast who first found this orchid in 1999.

Bloom Time (Northern Hemisphere)

January, June to July

Provenance

From a cultivated plant not of known wild origin

Accession Number

2020-0391A

Restrictions & Rights

CC0

Life Form

Epiphytic

Bloom Characteristics

Erect then pendulous inflorescence is 12-22" long and successively single flowered, with up to 20 drooping flowers. Flowers are 2.8" across, and white with a red-brown lip.

Fragrance

Fragrant

Range

Philippines

Habitat

Mindanao Island; 800m

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Common Name

Usita's Coelogyne

Group

[vascular plants]

Class

Equisetopsida

Subclass

Magnoliidae

Superorder

Lilianae

Order

Asparagales

Family

Orchidaceae

Subfamily

Epidendroideae

Genus

Coelogyne

Species

usitana

Data Source

Smithsonian Gardens

Topic

Orchids

Living Collections

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ax72bf44e8a-025b-47f3-a2f1-a2895a533097

Record ID

ofeo-sg_2020-0391A