Object Details
- Description
- This large orchid is notable for its fine, thin roots. It is named for the notable, white lip of its flower.
- Bloom Time (Northern Hemisphere)
- Year round; peaks from April to July
- Provenance
- From a cultivated plant not of known wild origin
- Accession Number
- 2009-1220A
- Restrictions & Rights
- CC0
- Life Form
- Epiphytic
- Bloom Characteristics
- Inflorescence can be nearly 10 feet (3 meters) long with a few to many waxy, long-lasting, green and brown flowers with a white lip that has a hint of pink. Flowers are 1.2" (3 cm) across.
- Fragrance
- Spicy
- Range
- SE Mexico to Honduras
- Habitat
- Dry or humid forests; 0-6560ft (0-2000m)
- See more items in
- Smithsonian Gardens Orchid Collection
- Common Name
- White-Lipped Oncidium
- Group
- [vascular plants]
- Class
- Equisetopsida
- Subclass
- Magnoliidae
- Superorder
- Lilianae
- Order
- Asparagales
- Family
- Orchidaceae
- Subfamily
- Epidendroideae
- Genus
- Oncidium
- Species
- leucochilum
- Smithsonian Gardens
- Topic
- Orchids
- Living Collections
- Record ID
- ofeo-sg_2009-1220A
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ax73f14b4c0-55c7-4040-980e-55136d290b90
