Mediocalcar decoratum

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

Object Details

Description

This miniature sized, mat-forming orchid has tiny, bell-shaped orange flowers tipped in yellow.

Bloom Time (Northern Hemisphere)

October to January; peaks in December

Provenance

From a cultivated plant not of known wild origin

Accession Number

2011-2488A

Restrictions & Rights

CC0

Life Form

Epiphytic

Bloom Characteristics

Short inflorescence has a single, long-lived, orange and yellow, bell-shaped flower. Flowers are .25" (.6 cm) across and last 1-2 months.

Foliage Characteristics

Succulent

Plant Size

1-1.5" x 1" (2.5-3.8 x 2.5 cm)

Range

New Guinea

Habitat

Transitional montane forests in moist, shady locations; 2950-8200ft (900-2500m)

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Common Name

Candy Corn Orchid

The Charming Mediocalcar

Group

[vascular plants]

Class

Equisetopsida

Subclass

Magnoliidae

Superorder

Lilianae

Order

Asparagales

Family

Orchidaceae

Subfamily

Epidendroideae

Genus

Mediocalcar

Species

decoratum

Data Source

Smithsonian Gardens

Topic

Orchids

Living Collections

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ax7e6985a2b-95c4-4ed8-8a49-6f0736978711

Record ID

ofeo-sg_2011-2488A