Warczewiczella amazonica

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

Description

This small orchid does not have any pseudobulbs and holds its flowers below its leaves.

Bloom Time (Northern Hemisphere)

September to March; peaks in December

Provenance

From a cultivated plant not of known wild origin

Accession Number

2008-2407A

Restrictions & Rights

CC0

Life Form

Epiphytic

Bloom Characteristics

Erect to pendulous inflorescence is 3-10" (7.6-25.4 cm) long with a single, waxy, white flower with some purple lines in its throat. Flowers are 2-4" (5-10.2 cm) across.

Fragrance

Candy, rose

Range

W South America to N Brazil

Habitat

Wet forests; 500-3280ft (150-1000m)

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Common Name

The Amazon Warczewiczella

Group

[vascular plants]

Class

Equisetopsida

Subclass

Magnoliidae

Superorder

Lilianae

Order

Asparagales

Family

Orchidaceae

Genus

Warczewiczella

Species

amazonica

Data Source

Smithsonian Gardens

Topic

Orchids

Living Collections

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ax710f272d3-209c-4ea2-ad02-704785b7cae5

Record ID

ofeo-sg_2008-2407A