Acineta mireyae
Object Details
- Description
- Mireya's Acineta is a relatively recently discovered orchid which was named in honor of Mireya Moscoso Rodriguez, the first female president of the Republic of Panama, on the centennial of the country. The flowers hang in pendulous clusters, range from yellow to green in color, and are pollinated by fragrance collecting bees.
- Bloom Time
- Late summer and early fall
- Pollination Syndrome
- Bee (male Euglossine bee)
- Provenance
- From a cultivated plant not of known wild origin
- Range
- Panama
- Topic
- Orchids
- Living Collections
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- Smithsonian Gardens Orchid Collection
- Data Source
- Smithsonian Gardens
- Accession Number
- 2022-0617A
- Restrictions & Rights
- CC0
- Common Name
- Mireya's Acineta
- Group
- [vascular plants]
- Class
- Equisetopsida
- Subclass
- Magnoliidae
- Superorder
- Lilianae
- Order
- Asparagales
- Family
- Orchidaceae
- Subfamily
- Epidendroideae
- Genus
- Acineta
- Species
- mireyae
- Life Form
- Epiphytic
- Bloom Characteristics
- Pendent inflorescence is up to 19" long with 12 yellow flowers. Flowers are 1.3" across.
- Fragrance
- Fragrant (pleasant)
- Metadata Usage
- CC0
- Record ID
- ofeo-sg_2022-0617A