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Life Form:

Terrestrial

Bloom Characteristics:

Inflorescence can be 24" long with over 10 white flowers. Each flower is .8" across.

Foliage Characteristics:

Dark green leaves are silver striped.

Range:

China (SE Yunnan to N Guangdong) to Vietnam

Habitat:

Humid forests in damp limestone crevasses; 100-1600m

Topic:

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Common Name:

The Silvery Striped Calanthe

Group:

[vascular plants]

Class:

Equisetopsida

Subclass:

Magnoliidae

Superorder:

Lilianae

Order:

Asparagales

Family:

Orchidaceae

Subfamily:

Epidendroideae

Genus:

Calanthe

Species:

argenteostriata

Accession Number:

2018-0861A

Restrictions & Rights:

CC0

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Smithsonian Gardens Orchid Collection

Data Source:

Smithsonian Gardens

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ax7da59ebc1-5851-45d0-97a9-696c749f1924

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:ofeo-sg_2018-0861A