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Life Form:
Epiphytic
Bloom Characteristics:
Inflorescence is .5-1.2" (1.25-3 cm) long with a single orange flower with a white lip. Flowers are 1.25" (3 cm) across.
Fragrance:
Clove to sandlewood
Range:
Mexico to C America, Caribbean
Habitat:
Humid, mixed forests; 1970-10500ft (600-3200m)
Description:
This miniature orchid prefers warm to cold growing conditions. Although it is often found identified as Encyclia polybulbon, botanists currently list this orchid as the only member of the genus Dinema.
Provenance:
From a cultivated plant not of known wild origin
Topic:
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Common Name:
The Many Bulbed Dinema
The Many Bulbed Encyclia
Group:
[vascular plants]
Class:
Equisetopsida
Subclass:
Magnoliidae
Superorder:
Lilianae
Order:
Asparagales
Family:
Orchidaceae
Subfamily:
Epidendroideae
Genus:
Dinema
Species:
polybulbon
Accession Number:
2022-0202A
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
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Smithsonian Gardens Orchid Collection
Data Source:
Smithsonian Gardens
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ax7726f41aa-3d22-4d4d-8b68-3c20d09be473
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:ofeo-sg_2022-0202A