Tolumnia bahamensis

Object Details

Description: This miniature orchid is secure in the Bahamas, but endangered in Florida, where it only grows in one area. It prefers very bright sun and grows in scrubby locations.
Bloom Time (Northern Hemisphere): November to June; peaks in April
Pollination Syndrome: Bee (male Centris versicolor); thinks flower is a threatening bee, and attacks
Provenance: From a cultivated plant of known (indirect) wild origin

Range: S Florida to Bahamas
Habitat: In scrub rosemary bushes

Topic: Orchids; Living Collections

See more items in: Smithsonian Gardens Orchid Collection

Data Source: Smithsonian Gardens

Accession Number: 2014-1065C

Restrictions & Rights: CC0

Common Name: The Bahamian Tolumnia
Group: [vascular plants]
Class: Equisetopsida
Subclass: Magnoliidae
Superorder: Lilianae
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Genus: Tolumnia
Species: bahamensis

Life Form: Terrestrial
Bloom Characteristics: Erect inflorescence is 25" (64 cm) long with up to 25 white flowers with yellow-orange centers. Flowers are .8" (2 cm) across.

Metadata Usage: CC0

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Record ID: ofeo-sg_2014-1065C

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