Object Details
- Description
- This medium sized orchid’s name refers to the shape of its flower’s lip.
- Bloom Time (Northern Hemisphere)
- December to April; peaks in February to March
- Pollination Syndrome
- Bee (male Centris, possibly Centris inermis), collects floral oils, possibly thinks flower is an enemy.
- Provenance
- Collected directly from the wild; origin known
- Accession Number
- 2014-1022A
- Restrictions & Rights
- CC0
- Life Form
- Epiphytic
- Bloom Characteristics
- Horizontal or ascending inflorescence is 9-28" (24-70 cm) long with 3-10 yellow flowers on each branch. Flowers are 1" (2.5) across.
- Range
- C Panama
- Habitat
- Pacific slopes; 65-330ft (20-100m)
- See more items in
- Smithsonian Gardens Orchid Collection
- Common Name
- The Stake Shaped Oncidium
- The Torn Trichocentrum
- Group
- [vascular plants]
- Class
- Equisetopsida
- Subclass
- Magnoliidae
- Superorder
- Lilianae
- Order
- Asparagales
- Family
- Orchidaceae
- Subfamily
- Epidendroideae
- Genus
- Trichocentrum
- Species
- lacerum
- Smithsonian Gardens
- Topic
- Orchids
- Living Collections
- Record ID
- ofeo-sg_2014-1022A
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ax7ebeb8331-3c7b-4deb-8215-588ab88fba15
