Coelogyne wenzelii

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Photographed by: Hannele Lahti
Photographed by: Hannele Lahti
Photographed by: Hannele Lahti
Photographed by: Creekside Digital
Photographed by: Creekside Digital

Object Details

Description

This small to medium sized orchid has sprays of flowers which range in color from red to yellow, but their shape remains the same.

Provenance

From a cultivated plant not of known wild origin

Accession Number

2009-0209A

Restrictions & Rights

CC0

Life Form

Epiphytic

Bloom Characteristics

Semi-arching inflorescence has 30 red-orange flowers. Flowers are .4" (1 cm) across.

Fragrance

Fragrant

Range

Philippines

Habitat

Mossy forests; 985-3280ft (300-1000m)

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Common Name

Wenzel's Coelogyne

Wenzel's Dendrochilum

Group

[vascular plants]

Class

Equisetopsida

Subclass

Magnoliidae

Superorder

Lilianae

Order

Asparagales

Family

Orchidaceae

Subfamily

Epidendroideae

Genus

Coelogyne

Species

wenzelii

Data Source

Smithsonian Gardens

Topic

Orchids

Living Collections

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ax71294dfce-2260-4c71-8694-804900bb7346

Record ID

ofeo-sg_2009-0209A