Life Form:

Terrestrial

Bloom Characteristics:

Erect inflorescence is 2-4" (5-10 cm) long with 3-4 green flowers with a yellow and white lip. Flowers are 2" (5 cm) across.

Range:

W Colombia

Habitat:

Valle de Cauca; 5900ft (1800m)

Description:

Until 1993, this small orchid was considered to be a variety of Epidendrum pseudepidendrum.

Provenance:

From a cultivated plant not of known wild origin

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Common Name:

The Yellow and Violet Colored Epidendrum

Group:

[vascular plants]

Class:

Equisetopsida

Subclass:

Magnoliidae

Superorder:

Lilianae

Order:

Asparagales

Family:

Orchidaceae

Subfamily:

Epidendroideae

Genus:

Epidendrum

Species:

xanthoianthinum

Accession Number:

2014-0185A

Restrictions & Rights:

CC0

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Smithsonian Gardens Orchid Collection

Data Source:

Smithsonian Gardens

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ax7cb8fc594-2c8d-4730-b67f-7f479ac522be

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:ofeo-sg_2014-0185A