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Life Form:

Lithophytic

Bloom Characteristics:

Erect inflorescence is 6-14" (15-35.5 cm) long with a single pale yellow flower striped in light red. Flowers are 1.5" (4 cm) across.

Plant Size:

10-18" x 3-6" (25-46 x 8-15 cm), excluding inflorescence

Range:

S Mexico to Guyana and Ecuador

Habitat:

Forests; 0-3300ft (0-1000m)

Topic:

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Common Name:

Dragon's Mouth Orchid

Egerton's Maxillaria

Egerton's Trigonidium

Group:

[vascular plants]

Class:

Equisetopsida

Subclass:

Magnoliidae

Superorder:

Lilianae

Order:

Asparagales

Family:

Orchidaceae

Subfamily:

Epidendroideae

Genus:

Maxillaria

Species:

egertoniana

Accession Number:

2014-0987A

Restrictions & Rights:

CC0

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Smithsonian Gardens Orchid Collection

Data Source:

Smithsonian Gardens

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ax7ce8823f3-21b0-45b4-bf3f-e1b0e56ffde1

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:ofeo-sg_2014-0987A