Elleanthus capitatus

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Photographed by: James Osen
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Object Details

Description

This large orchid has a flower head which is pollinated by hummingbirds and covered in a gelatinous substance.

Bloom Time (Northern Hemisphere)

March; June

Pollination Syndrome

Hummingbird

Provenance

From a cultivated plant not of known wild origin

Accession Number

2008-0216A

Restrictions & Rights

CC0

Life Form

Epiphytic

Bloom Characteristics

Inflorescence is short with a cluster of pink flowers arranged in a head. The head is over 4" (10.2 cm) across and covered in a gelatinous material. Each flower is about .4" (1 cm) across.

Range

Mexico to S Tropical America

Habitat

Cloud forests; 130-12470ft (40-3800m)

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Common Name

The Capitate Elleanthus

The Head Elleanthus

Group

[vascular plants]

Class

Equisetopsida

Subclass

Magnoliidae

Superorder

Lilianae

Order

Asparagales

Family

Orchidaceae

Subfamily

Epidendroideae

Genus

Elleanthus

Species

capitatus

Data Source

Smithsonian Gardens

Topic

Orchids

Living Collections

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ax7ac763a98-f340-4129-ba74-af3ea350c9d7

Record ID

ofeo-sg_2008-0216A