Embreea herrenhusana

Object Details

Description: This small orchid is named for the Herrenhäuser Garden of Hanover, Germany, where the type specimen used to first describe the plant botanically came from.
Bloom Time (Northern Hemisphere): Spring and summer
Provenance: From a cultivated plant not of known wild origin

Range: Ecuador (Morona-Santiago)
Habitat: Wet cloud forests

Topic: Orchids; Living Collections

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Data Source: Smithsonian Gardens

Accession Number: 2008-1264A

Restrictions & Rights: CC0

Common Name: The Herrenhauser Embreea
Group: [vascular plants]
Class: Equisetopsida
Subclass: Magnoliidae
Superorder: Lilianae
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Genus: Embreea
Species: herrenhusana

Life Form: Epiphytic
Bloom Characteristics: Pendant inflorescence is 10" (25 cm) long with a single pale flower spotted in red. Flower is 4.75-5.5" (12-14 cm) across.
Fragrance: Fragrant

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ax7e15a66a6-51a5-41b5-bbf7-d087217005f8

Record ID: ofeo-sg_2008-1264A

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