Laelia anceps 'Starlight'
Object Details
- Bloom Time (Northern Hemisphere)
- November to December
- Provenance
- From a cultivated plant not of known wild origin
- Range
- Mexico to Honduras
- Habitat
- Humid oak forests; 1200-1800m
- Topic
- Orchids
- Living Collections
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- Smithsonian Gardens Orchid Collection
- Data Source
- Smithsonian Gardens
- Accession Number
- 2015-0597A
- Restrictions & Rights
- CC0
- Common Name
- Two-Edged Laelia clone
- Group
- [vascular plants]
- Class
- Equisetopsida
- Subclass
- Magnoliidae
- Superorder
- Lilianae
- Order
- Asparagales
- Family
- Orchidaceae
- Subfamily
- Epidendroideae
- Genus
- Laelia
- Species
- anceps
- Life Form
- Epiphytic
- Bloom Characteristics
- This is a pink color form with a darker pink lip.
- Metadata Usage
- CC0
- Record ID
- ofeo-sg_2015-0597A
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