Object Details
- Description
- This miniature orchid is named for its tongue-shaped leaves.
- Bloom Time (Northern Hemisphere)
- January to June; peaks from February to April
- Pollination Syndrome
- Bee (Euryglossina hypochronza, Euryglossina lynetfae), for chemical reward
- Provenance
- From a cultivated plant not of known wild origin
- Accession Number
- 2010-1238A
- Restrictions & Rights
- CC0
- Life Form
- Epiphytic
- Bloom Characteristics
- Erect to arching inflorescence is 2-6" long with 5-30 spidery white flowers. Flowers are .8-1.2" across.
- Fragrance
- Fragrant (strong)
- Range
- E Australia, New Caledonia
- Habitat
- Open forest to dense rainforest; 0-1100m
- See more items in
- Smithsonian Gardens Orchid Collection
- Common Name
- Button Orchid
- Thumbnail Orchid
- Tick Orchid
- Tongue Orchid
- Group
- [vascular plants]
- Class
- Equisetopsida
- Subclass
- Magnoliidae
- Superorder
- Lilianae
- Order
- Asparagales
- Family
- Orchidaceae
- Subfamily
- Epidendroideae
- Genus
- Dendrobium
- Species
- linguiforme
- Smithsonian Gardens
- Topic
- Orchids
- Living Collections
- Record ID
- ofeo-sg_2010-1238A
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ax71e04b9ee-203d-47a9-a559-39b127e70392
