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)
- See more items in
- Smithsonian Gardens Orchid Collection
- Common Name
- The Amazon Warczewiczella
- Group
- [vascular plants]
- Class
- Equisetopsida
- Subclass
- Magnoliidae
- Superorder
- Lilianae
- Order
- Asparagales
- Family
- Orchidaceae
- Genus
- Warczewiczella
- Species
- amazonica
- Smithsonian Gardens
- Topic
- Orchids
- Living Collections
- Record ID
- ofeo-sg_2008-2407A
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ax710f272d3-209c-4ea2-ad02-704785b7cae5
