Gongora claviodora

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

Object Details

Description

This small orchid is interesting for its velvety, clove-scented flowers.

Bloom Time (Northern Hemisphere)

November

Pollination Syndrome

Bee

Provenance

Collected directly from the wild; origin known

Accession Number

2014-0812A

Restrictions & Rights

CC0

Life Form

Epiphytic

Bloom Characteristics

Pendant inflorescence is 11" (28 cm) long with 6 velvety, red flowers (although as many as 20-25 have been reported). Flowers are 2.2" (6 cm) across.

Fragrance

Clove

Range

Nicaragua to Costa Rica

Habitat

Cloud and rainforests; 0-4920ft (0-1500m)

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Common Name

The Clove-Scented Gongora

Group

[vascular plants]

Class

Equisetopsida

Subclass

Magnoliidae

Superorder

Lilianae

Order

Asparagales

Family

Orchidaceae

Subfamily

Epidendroideae

Genus

Gongora

Species

claviodora

Data Source

Smithsonian Gardens

Topic

Orchids

Living Collections

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ax758a4b6dc-2ec9-4fb3-8825-b30ab347f0b1

Record ID

ofeo-sg_2014-0812A