Ida reichenbachii
Object Details
- Description
- This medium to large sized orchid prefers warm to cool growing conditions. It is named for a German orchidologist of the 1800s.
- Provenance
- From a cultivated plant not of known wild origin
- Range
- W South America
- Habitat
- Wet tropics; 5250ft (1600m)
- Topic
- Orchids
- Living Collections
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- Smithsonian Gardens Orchid Collection
- Data Source
- Smithsonian Gardens
- Accession Number
- 2024-0008A
- Restrictions & Rights
- CC0
- Common Name
- Reichenbach's Ida
- Reichenbach's Sudamerlycaste
- Group
- [vascular plants]
- Class
- Equisetopsida
- Subclass
- Magnoliidae
- Superorder
- Lilianae
- Order
- Asparagales
- Family
- Orchidaceae
- Subfamily
- Epidendroideae
- Genus
- Ida
- Species
- reichenbachii
- Life Form
- Terrestrial
- Bloom Characteristics
- Inflorescence is 6" (15.25 cm) long with a single green flower that has a yellow lip. Flower is 1.4-2.4" (3.4-6 cm) across.
- Fragrance
- Musty (at night)
- Metadata Usage
- CC0
- Record ID
- ofeo-sg_2024-0008A