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Embreea herrenhusana

Object Details

Description
This small orchid is named for the Herrenhäuser Garden of Hanover, Germany, where the type specimen used to first describe the plant botanically came from.
Bloom Time (Northern Hemisphere)
Spring and summer
Provenance
From a cultivated plant not of known wild origin
Range
Ecuador (Morona-Santiago)
Habitat
Wet cloud forests
Topic
Orchids
Living Collections
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Data Source
Smithsonian Gardens
Accession Number
2008-1264A
Restrictions & Rights
CC0
Common Name
The Herrenhauser Embreea
Group
[vascular plants]
Class
Equisetopsida
Subclass
Magnoliidae
Superorder
Lilianae
Order
Asparagales
Family
Orchidaceae
Subfamily
Epidendroideae
Genus
Embreea
Species
herrenhusana
Life Form
Epiphytic
Bloom Characteristics
Pendant inflorescence is 10" (25 cm) long with a single pale flower spotted in red. Flower is 4.75-5.5" (12-14 cm) across.
Fragrance
Fragrant
Record ID
ofeo-sg_2008-1264A
Metadata Usage
CC0
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ax7e15a66a6-51a5-41b5-bbf7-d087217005f8
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