Life Form:

Epiphytic

Bloom Characteristics:

Inflorescence is 1.2" (3 cm) long with few to many yellow flowers. Flowers are .8" (2 cm) across.

Range:

Guatemala to Peru

Habitat:

Lower montane forests; 985-5905ft (300-1800m)

Description:

This medium sized orchid has a very bumpy callus on its lip that varies in length. Among all the collections of this L. amoena studied, none have been observed fruiting. It is thought that this may mean that successful pollination is rare in this species.

Bloom Time (Northern Hemisphere):

February to October

Pollination Syndrome:

Bee

Provenance:

From a cultivated plant not of known wild origin

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Common Name:

The Beautiful Lockhartia

Group:

[vascular plants]

Class:

Equisetopsida

Subclass:

Magnoliidae

Superorder:

Lilianae

Order:

Asparagales

Family:

Orchidaceae

Subfamily:

Epidendroideae

Genus:

Lockhartia

Species:

amoena

Accession Number:

2009-1158A

Restrictions & Rights:

CC0

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Smithsonian Gardens Orchid Collection

Data Source:

Smithsonian Gardens

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ax7149a1b84-ffcb-4af1-8d8b-f5d40fa46a15

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:ofeo-sg_2009-1158A