Acianthera sicula

Object Details

Bloom Time: Spring
Provenance: From a cultivated plant not of known wild origin

Range: Ecuador to Bolivia
Habitat: 1000-1850m

Topic: Orchids; Living Collections

See more items in: Smithsonian Gardens Orchid Collection

Data Source: Smithsonian Gardens

Accession Number: 2009-1409A

Restrictions & Rights: CC0

Common Name: The Pleurothallis sicaria-like Acianthera; The Pleurothallis sicaria-like Pleurothallis
Group: [vascular plants]
Class: Equisetopsida
Subclass: Magnoliidae
Superorder: Lilianae
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Genus: Acianthera
Species: sicula

Life Form: Epiphytic
Bloom Characteristics: Flower is .2" across. 4-5 flowers per spike.

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ax75eb492be-1c53-43e7-9d7a-7e229a20854e

Record ID: ofeo-sg_2009-1409A

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Photographed by: Hannele Lahti

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