Coryanthes macrantha

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Object Details

Description

The alien-like flowers of this large orchid last for a short time, but are very fragrant and can bloom more than once a year.

Bloom Time (Northern Hemisphere)

May

Pollination Syndrome

Bee (euglossine)

Provenance

From a cultivated plant not of known wild origin

Accession Number

2016-0185A

Restrictions & Rights

CC0

Life Form

Epiphytic

Bloom Characteristics

Pendent inflorescence is 28" long with 2 waxy, red and white flowers that last about 4 days. Flowers are 5" long.

Fragrance

Mint

Range

Trinidad to S Tropical America

Habitat

Wet, lowland rainforest on ant nests; 560m

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Common Name

The Bucket Orchid

Monkey Throat Orchid

Group

[vascular plants]

Class

Equisetopsida

Subclass

Magnoliidae

Superorder

Lilianae

Order

Asparagales

Family

Orchidaceae

Subfamily

Epidendroideae

Genus

Coryanthes

Species

macrantha

Data Source

Smithsonian Gardens

Topic

Orchids

Living Collections

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ax736a6615f-320d-4f64-bf8a-6e7d2b75fff1

Record ID

ofeo-sg_2016-0185A