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Life Form:

Epiphytic

Bloom Characteristics:

Each inflorescence can have up to 3 flowers, which are held close to the folliage. Some flowers have been reported to be 16" long from top to bottom, but the origninal one described was 9" long.

Fragrance:

Rotten waste

Range:

Sulawesi

Topic:

Orchids  Search this

Living Collections  Search this

Common Name:

The Bulbophyllum with the Hedge-Hog Shaped Lip

Group:

[vascular plants]

Class:

Equisetopsida

Subclass:

Magnoliidae

Superorder:

Lilianae

Order:

Asparagales

Family:

Orchidaceae

Subfamily:

Epidendroideae

Genus:

Bulbophyllum

Species:

echinolabium

Accession Number:

2008-2310A

Restrictions & Rights:

CC0

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Smithsonian Gardens Orchid Collection

Data Source:

Smithsonian Gardens

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ax7cf59c972-a6d4-4df5-ba50-3f3bb823ba3c

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:ofeo-sg_2008-2310A

Biogeographical Region:

82 - Northern South America  Search this

Collector:

Henri F. Pittier  Search this

Microhabitat Description:

In hedges, woods, pastures and savanas  Search this

Place:

Carabobo, Venezuela, South America - Neotropics

Collection Date:

Feb 1920

Taxonomy:

Plantae Monocotyledonae Asparagales Orchidaceae

Published Name:

Cyrtopodium punctatum (L.) Lindl.

Barcode:

00323364

USNM Number:

1065222

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Botany

Flowering plants and ferns

Data Source:

NMNH - Botany Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/314b9991c-00c6-4986-99db-e6e91d5233a3

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhbotany_2564376

Life Form:

Terrestrial

Bloom Characteristics:

Erect inflorescence has 5-6 white flowers held in a dense cluster. Flowers are .8" (2 cm) across.

Range:

Ecuador

Habitat:

Wet montane cloud forests on rocky slopes; 1970-3115ft (600-950m)

Topic:

Orchids  Search this

Living Collections  Search this

Common Name:

The Hedge Hog-like Epidendrum

Group:

[vascular plants]

Class:

Equisetopsida

Subclass:

Magnoliidae

Superorder:

Lilianae

Order:

Asparagales

Family:

Orchidaceae

Subfamily:

Epidendroideae

Genus:

Epidendrum

Species:

echinatum

Accession Number:

2019-0174A

Restrictions & Rights:

CC0

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Smithsonian Gardens Orchid Collection

Data Source:

Smithsonian Gardens

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ax7c12e634e-3ff2-4bef-9019-a94bedbe3cfd

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:ofeo-sg_2019-0174A

Biogeographical Region:

82 - Northern South America  Search this

Collector:

Henri F. Pittier  Search this

Max. Elevation:

800  Search this

Microhabitat Description:

In hedges, woods, pastures and savannas  Search this

Min. Elevation:

400  Search this

Place:

Carabobo, Venezuela, South America - Neotropics

Collection Date:

17 Jan 1920

Taxonomy:

Plantae Monocotyledonae Asparagales Orchidaceae

Published Name:

Epidendrum stamfordianum Bateman

Barcode:

00051898

USNM Number:

1065211

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Botany

Flowering plants and ferns

Data Source:

NMNH - Botany Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3ca30cfc0-958d-452d-89bb-d7346d7e7134

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhbotany_2435603

Biogeographical Region:

82 - Northern South America  Search this

Collector:

Henri F. Pittier  Search this

Microhabitat Description:

In hedges, woods, pasture and savananas  Search this

Place:

Carabobo, Venezuela, South America - Neotropics

Collection Date:

15 Aug 1920

Taxonomy:

Plantae Monocotyledonae Asparagales Orchidaceae

Published Name:

Habenaria pauciflora (Lindl.) Rchb. f.

Barcode:

00247424

USNM Number:

1066175

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Botany

Flowering plants and ferns

Data Source:

NMNH - Botany Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/34db767e5-3f01-4509-883c-b27796181049

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhbotany_2598466