Polystachya bennettiana

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

Object Details

Description

This large orchid is named for a British botanist and head of the British Museum in the 1800s.

Bloom Time (Northern Hemisphere)

July to January; peaks from July to August

Provenance

From a cultivated plant not of known wild origin

Accession Number

1978-1024A

Restrictions & Rights

CC0

Life Form

Epiphytic

Bloom Characteristics

Erect to recurved inflorescence is 3.2-12" (8.1-30.5 cm) long with many yellow flowers. Flowers are .75" (2.2 cm) across.

Fragrance

Vanilla

Range

Ivory Coast to Eritrea and Zambia

Habitat

Open and riverine forests; 2950-6560ft (900-2000m)

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Common Name

Bennett's Polystachya

Group

[vascular plants]

Class

Equisetopsida

Subclass

Magnoliidae

Superorder

Lilianae

Order

Asparagales

Family

Orchidaceae

Subfamily

Epidendroideae

Genus

Polystachya

Species

bennettiana

Data Source

Smithsonian Gardens

Topic

Orchids

Living Collections

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ax7403c6eac-3795-4e9a-894e-a013122ac98a

Record ID

ofeo-sg_1978-1024A