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Life Form:

Terrestrial

Bloom Characteristics:

Erect inflorescence is 12" long with solitary, waxy, yellow flowers. Flowers are 3.25" across. Similar to A. cliftonii, but differs in that the flower of A. clowesii is completely yellow, while A. cliftonii's flower has a purple-brown streak on the side lobe of its lip.

Foliage Characteristics:

Deciduous

Fragrance:

Chocolate, wintergreen, anise; highly fragrant

Range:

Colombia to NW to N Venezuela

Habitat:

Eastern slope of the Andes; 1800-2000m

Topic:

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Common Name:

Cradle Orchid

Tulip Orchid

Group:

[vascular plants]

Class:

Equisetopsida

Subclass:

Magnoliidae

Superorder:

Lilianae

Order:

Asparagales

Family:

Orchidaceae

Subfamily:

Epidendroideae

Genus:

Anguloa

Species:

clowesii

Accession Number:

2015-1589A

Restrictions & Rights:

CC0

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Smithsonian Gardens Orchid Collection

Data Source:

Smithsonian Gardens

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ax7c46056a5-fd64-4b7d-82ad-c67eb48c2356

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:ofeo-sg_2015-1589A