Aerides houlletiana

Object Details

Description
This medium to large sized orchid was named for a French gardener of the 1800s.
Pollination Syndrome
Likely butterfly
Provenance
From a cultivated plant not of known wild origin
Range
Indo-China
Habitat
Dry, lowland forests; 0-2300ft (0-700m)
Topic
Orchids
Living Collections
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Smithsonian Gardens Orchid Collection
Data Source
Smithsonian Gardens
Accession Number
2022-0233A
Restrictions & Rights
CC0
Common Name
Houllet's Aerides
Group
[vascular plants]
Class
Equisetopsida
Subclass
Magnoliidae
Superorder
Lilianae
Order
Asparagales
Family
Orchidaceae
Subfamily
Epidendroideae
Genus
Aerides
Species
houlletiana
Life Form
Epiphytic
Bloom Characteristics
Pendulous inflorescence is 16" (40 cm) long with 12-20 yellow flowers with a purple lip. Flowers are .75-1" (1.9-2.5 cm) across.
Fragrance
Lemon
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ax7227a71e0-abcc-42ba-affe-8303c8072a1f
Record ID
ofeo-sg_2022-0233A
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