Cyrtopodium withneri

Smithsonian Gardens

Object Details

Description
This large orchid is named for Dr. Carl Withner, an American orchid expert and teacher of the 1900s.
Provenance
From a cultivated plant not of known wild origin
Accession Number
2008-3953B
Restrictions & Rights
CC0
Life Form
Terrestrial
Bloom Characteristics
Erect inflorescence is up to 3' 4" long with yellow flowers. Flowers are 1.28" across.
Foliage Characteristics
Deciduous
Range
WC Brazil (to Minas Gerais)
Habitat
On large rocks; 500-800m
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Common Name
Withner's Cyrtopodium
Group
[vascular plants]
Class
Equisetopsida
Subclass
Magnoliidae
Superorder
Lilianae
Order
Asparagales
Family
Orchidaceae
Subfamily
Epidendroideae
Genus
Cyrtopodium
Species
withneri
Smithsonian Gardens
Topic
Orchids
Living Collections
Record ID
ofeo-sg_2008-3953B
Metadata Usage (text)
CC0
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ax76863bc17-1133-4352-b9e7-60449891f8f4
Photographed by: Hannele Lahti
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