Object Details
- Description
- This small to medium sized orchid has the smallest flowers of its genus.
- Bloom Time
- January to May; peaks from February to April
- Pollination Syndrome
- Hummingbird
- Provenance
- From a cultivated plant not of known wild origin
- Accession Number
- 2011-2004A
- Restrictions & Rights
- CC0
- Life Form
- Epiphytic
- Bloom Characteristics
- Inflorescence is 6.5" (16 cm) long with 4-6 orange flowers that cluster near the top of each inflorescence. Flowers are 1" (2.5 cm) across and last about 2 weeks. Flower does not open fully, and can self-pollinate.
- Range
- Mexico to C America
- Habitat
- Tropical and lower montain rainforests; 985-5250ft (300-1100m)
- See more items in
- Smithsonian Gardens Orchid Collection
- Common Name
- Orange Cattleya
- Orange Guarianthe
- Group
- [vascular plants]
- Class
- Equisetopsida
- Subclass
- Magnoliidae
- Superorder
- Lilianae
- Order
- Asparagales
- Family
- Orchidaceae
- Subfamily
- Epidendroideae
- Genus
- Guarianthe
- Subgenus
- subgen. Circumvola sect. Aurantiacae
- Species
- aurantiaca
- Smithsonian Gardens
- Topic
- Orchids
- Living Collections
- Record ID
- ofeo-sg_2011-2004A
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ax706502a7c-e3b3-472b-8896-98e1bc7c55f5
