Aerides magnifica
Object Details
- Description
- This medium sized orchid has dense clusters of pink flowers.
- Provenance
- From a cultivated plant not of known wild origin
- Range
- Philippines
- Habitat
- 0-985ft (0-300m)
- Topic
- Orchids
- Living Collections
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- Smithsonian Gardens Orchid Collection
- Data Source
- Smithsonian Gardens
- Accession Number
- 2022-0239A
- Restrictions & Rights
- CC0
- Common Name
- The Magnificent Aerides
- Group
- [vascular plants]
- Class
- Equisetopsida
- Subclass
- Magnoliidae
- Superorder
- Lilianae
- Order
- Asparagales
- Family
- Orchidaceae
- Subfamily
- Epidendroideae
- Genus
- Aerides
- Species
- magnifica
- Life Form
- Epiphytic
- Bloom Characteristics
- Arching to pendulous inflorescence is up to 20" (50 cm) long with many pale pink and white flowers. Flowers are 1" (2.6 cm) across.
- Fragrance
- Sweet
- Metadata Usage
- CC0
- Record ID
- ofeo-sg_2022-0239A