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Life Form:
Epiphytic
Bloom Characteristics:
Inflorescence is up to 12" (30.5 cm) long with as many as 15 fleshy, long-lasting green flowers. Flowers are 1.5" (3.8 cm) across.
Foliage Characteristics:
Leaves have a very unpleasant fragrance when crushed.
Range:
Mexico (Chiapas) to C America
Habitat:
Wet, subtropical montane forests; 1150-5900ft (350-1800m)
Bloom Time (Northern Hemisphere):
Year round; peaks from July to December
Provenance:
From a cultivated plant not of known wild origin
Topic:
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Common Name:
The Leather-like Leaf Epidendrum clone
Group:
[vascular plants]
Class:
Equisetopsida
Subclass:
Magnoliidae
Superorder:
Lilianae
Order:
Asparagales
Family:
Orchidaceae
Subfamily:
Epidendroideae
Genus:
Epidendrum
Species:
coriifolium
Accession Number:
2014-0378A
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
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Smithsonian Gardens Orchid Collection
Data Source:
Smithsonian Gardens
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ax709788730-6d00-4233-b9f8-7d5b672f3dcb
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:ofeo-sg_2014-0378A