Cycnoches warszewiczii ('SVO Swan' × 'OMG')

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

Bloom Time (Northern Hemisphere)

Late fall to early winter

Provenance

From a cultivated plant not of known wild origin

Accession Number

2017-0044A

Restrictions & Rights

CC0

Life Form

Epiphytic

Bloom Characteristics

10-15 flowers per inflorescence with a banana-like scent. Has some of the widest and flattest petals due to its parents.

Fragrance

Banana

Range

S Nicaragua to Panama

Habitat

Cultivated

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Common Name

Warscewicz's Cycnoches clone

Group

[vascular plants]

Class

Equisetopsida

Subclass

Magnoliidae

Superorder

Lilianae

Order

Asparagales

Family

Orchidaceae

Genus

Cycnoches

Species

warszewiczii

Data Source

Smithsonian Gardens

Topic

Orchids

Living Collections

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ax702de0170-a0a8-4289-a708-63e014513841

Record ID

ofeo-sg_2017-0044A