Calanthe argenteostriata

Object Details

Description: This Calanthe, as its common name suggests, is interesting for its silver-striped leaves.
Bloom Time (Northern Hemisphere): May and November
Pollination Syndrome: Butterfly (Pieris rapae), reward
Provenance: From a cultivated plant not of known wild origin

Range: China (SE Yunnan to N Guangdong) to Vietnam
Habitat: Humid forests in damp limestone crevasses; 100-1600m

Topic: Orchids; Living Collections

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Data Source: Smithsonian Gardens

Accession Number: 2018-0861A

Restrictions & Rights: CC0

Common Name: The Silvery Striped Calanthe
Group: [vascular plants]
Class: Equisetopsida
Subclass: Magnoliidae
Superorder: Lilianae
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Genus: Calanthe
Species: argenteostriata

Life Form: Terrestrial
Bloom Characteristics: Inflorescence can be 24" long with over 10 white flowers. Each flower is .8" across.
Foliage Characteristics: Dark green leaves are silver striped.

Metadata Usage: CC0

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Record ID: ofeo-sg_2018-0861A

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Photographed by: Hannele Lahti

Photographed by: Gene Cross

Photographed by: Hannele Lahti