Life Form:

Epiphytic

Bloom Characteristics:

Inflorescence is 5-12" (14-30 cm) long with hundreds of pale green flowers with a tiny orange lip. Flowers are less than .25" (.66 cm) across.

Range:

Indian Subcontinent to S China and Papua New Guinea

Habitat:

Evergreen, lowland forests; 655-7545ft (200-2300m)

Bloom Time (Northern Hemisphere):

September to January

Pollination Syndrome:

Possibly fly (Sciaridae)

Provenance:

From a cultivated plant not of known wild origin

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Common Name:

Green-Flowered Liparis

The Bottle Brush Orchid

Group:

[vascular plants]

Class:

Equisetopsida

Subclass:

Magnoliidae

Superorder:

Lilianae

Order:

Asparagales

Family:

Orchidaceae

Subfamily:

Epidendroideae

Genus:

Liparis

Species:

viridiflora

Accession Number:

2014-0979A

Restrictions & Rights:

CC0

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Smithsonian Gardens Orchid Collection

Data Source:

Smithsonian Gardens

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ax75441be34-7c7b-4645-ae19-88b83941e5fc

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:ofeo-sg_2014-0979A