Gongora claviodora
Object Details
- Description
- This small orchid is interesting for its velvety, clove-scented flowers.
- Bloom Time (Northern Hemisphere)
- November
- Pollination Syndrome
- Bee
- Provenance
- Collected directly from the wild; origin known
- Range
- Nicaragua to Costa Rica
- Habitat
- Cloud and rainforests; 0-4920ft (0-1500m)
- Topic
- Orchids
- Living Collections
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- Smithsonian Gardens Orchid Collection
- Data Source
- Smithsonian Gardens
- Accession Number
- 2014-0812A
- Restrictions & Rights
- CC0
- Common Name
- The Clove-Scented Gongora
- Group
- [vascular plants]
- Class
- Equisetopsida
- Subclass
- Magnoliidae
- Superorder
- Lilianae
- Order
- Asparagales
- Family
- Orchidaceae
- Subfamily
- Epidendroideae
- Genus
- Gongora
- Species
- claviodora
- Life Form
- Epiphytic
- Bloom Characteristics
- Pendant inflorescence is 11" (28 cm) long with 6 velvety, red flowers (although as many as 20-25 have been reported). Flowers are 2.2" (6 cm) across.
- Fragrance
- Clove
- Metadata Usage
- CC0
- Record ID
- ofeo-sg_2014-0812A
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