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Life Form:

Epiphytic

Bloom Characteristics:

Inflorescence is 6" (15 cm) long with a single waxy, long-lived, green to brown flower with small white petals and a yellow lip. Flower is up to 4.5" (11.5 cm) across.

Foliage Characteristics:

Occasionally deciduous

Fragrance:

Peppermint (very fragrant)

Range:

Mexico to NW Colombia

Habitat:

Humid, montane forests; 3600-5580ft (1100-1700m)

Topic:

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Common Name:

Deppe's Lycaste

Group:

[vascular plants]

Class:

Equisetopsida

Subclass:

Magnoliidae

Superorder:

Lilianae

Order:

Asparagales

Family:

Orchidaceae

Subfamily:

Epidendroideae

Genus:

Lycaste

Species:

deppei

Accession Number:

2020-0413A

Restrictions & Rights:

CC0

See more items in:

Smithsonian Gardens Orchid Collection

Data Source:

Smithsonian Gardens

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ax7d7dfb584-0c0e-4f11-9959-71b1f966641b

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:ofeo-sg_2020-0413A