Aerides leeana

Smithsonian Gardens

Object Details

Bloom Time (Northern Hemisphere)
January to May
Provenance
From a cultivated plant not of known wild origin
Accession Number
2014-1030A
Restrictions & Rights
CC0
Life Form
Epiphytic
Bloom Characteristics
Pendant inflorescence is 16-46" long with up to 30 waxy, pink, long-lived flowers. Flowers are .25-.5" across.
Fragrance
Fragrant
Range
Philippines
Habitat
primary and secondary lowland forests
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Common Name
Lee's Aerides
Group
[vascular plants]
Class
Equisetopsida
Subclass
Magnoliidae
Superorder
Lilianae
Order
Asparagales
Family
Orchidaceae
Subfamily
Epidendroideae
Genus
Aerides
Species
leeana
Smithsonian Gardens
Topic
Orchids
Living Collections
Record ID
ofeo-sg_2014-1030A
Metadata Usage (text)
CC0
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ax76dfabfeb-9f5b-4910-adb4-86177398a284
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