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Life Form:

Epiphytic

Bloom Characteristics:

Inflorescence is up to 12" (30.5 cm) long with as many as 15 fleshy, long-lasting green flowers. Flowers are 1.5" (3.8 cm) across.

Foliage Characteristics:

Leaves have a very unpleasant fragrance when crushed.

Range:

Mexico (Chiapas) to C America

Habitat:

Wet, subtropical montane forests; 1150-5900ft (350-1800m)

Topic:

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Common Name:

The Leather-like Leaf Epidendrum clone

Group:

[vascular plants]

Class:

Equisetopsida

Subclass:

Magnoliidae

Superorder:

Lilianae

Order:

Asparagales

Family:

Orchidaceae

Subfamily:

Epidendroideae

Genus:

Epidendrum

Species:

coriifolium

Accession Number:

2014-0378A

Restrictions & Rights:

CC0

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Smithsonian Gardens Orchid Collection

Data Source:

Smithsonian Gardens

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ax709788730-6d00-4233-b9f8-7d5b672f3dcb

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:ofeo-sg_2014-0378A