Prosthechea cochleata var. alba
Object Details
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- Smithsonian Gardens Orchid Collection
- Accession Number
- 2002-0115A
- Provenance
- From a cultivated plant not of known wild origin
- Topic
- Orchids
- Living Collections
- Range
- S Florida, Caribbean, Mexico to N South America
- Habitat
- Open forest and clearings; 0-2000m
- Life Form
- Epiphytic
- Bloom Characteristics
- Erect to arching inflorescence is 20" long with many long lasting white flowers that open in succession. Flowers are 3.5" long.
- Data Source
- Smithsonian Gardens
- Common Name
- Cockle Shell Prosthechea variety
- Octopus Orchid variety
- Group
- [vascular plants]
- Class
- Equisetopsida
- Subclass
- Magnoliidae
- Superorder
- Lilianae
- Order
- Asparagales
- Family
- Orchidaceae
- Subfamily
- Epidendroideae
- Genus
- Prosthechea
- Species
- cochleata
- Restrictions & Rights
- CC0
- Metadata Usage
- CC0
- Record ID
- ofeo-sg_2002-0115A
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Photographed by: James Osen
Photographed by: Creekside Digital
Photographed by: Creekside Digital
Photographed by: James Osen