Acineta densa

Object Details

Description: This large orchid prefers warm to cool growing temperatures.
Bloom Time (Northern Hemisphere): October
Provenance: From a cultivated plant not of known wild origin

Range: Central America to NW Colombia
Habitat: Wet tropical forests; 4265-6560ft (1300-2000m)

Topic: Orchids; Living Collections

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Data Source: Smithsonian Gardens

Accession Number: 2022-0256A

Restrictions & Rights: CC0

Common Name: The Densly Flowered Acineta
Group: [vascular plants]
Class: Equisetopsida
Subclass: Magnoliidae
Superorder: Lilianae
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Genus: Acineta
Species: densa

Life Form: Epiphytic
Bloom Characteristics: Pendant inflorescence is 27.5" (70cm) long with several to many yellow, long-lived flowers. Flowers are 2.4" (6 cm) across.
Fragrance: Vanilla

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID

Record ID: ofeo-sg_2022-0256A