Myrmecophila brysiana
Object Details
- Description
- This large orchid grows among mangroves and is often found in conjunction with ants which may benefit the plant.
- Bloom Time (Northern Hemisphere)
- August
- Pollination Syndrome
- Likely bee
- Provenance
- From a cultivated plant not of known wild origin
- Range
- SE Mexico to C America and SW Caribbean
- Habitat
- Low, dense mangroves along rivers and seashores; 0-650ft (0-200m)
- Topic
- Orchids
- Living Collections
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- Smithsonian Gardens Orchid Collection
- Data Source
- Smithsonian Gardens
- Accession Number
- 2008-3431A
- Restrictions & Rights
- CC0
- Common Name
- Brys's Schomburgkia
- Group
- [vascular plants]
- Class
- Equisetopsida
- Subclass
- Magnoliidae
- Superorder
- Lilianae
- Order
- Asparagales
- Family
- Orchidaceae
- Subfamily
- Epidendroideae
- Genus
- Myrmecophila
- Species
- brysiana
- Life Form
- Epiphytic
- Bloom Characteristics
- Erect inflorescence is up to 63" (160 cm) long with 9-32 orange-brown flowers with a purple lip that bloom in succession over several weeks. Flowers are 2-4" (5-10.2 cm) across.
- Metadata Usage
- CC0
- Record ID
- ofeo-sg_2008-3431A
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