Trichopilia turialbae
Object Details
- Description
- The flowers of this miniature orchid grow from the base of newly matured pseudobulbs. It is named for a town in Costa Rica.
- Provenance
- From a cultivated plant not of known wild origin
- Data Source
- Smithsonian Gardens
- Accession Number
- 2014-0708A
- Restrictions & Rights
- CC0
- Life Form
- Epiphytic
- Bloom Characteristics
- Lateral inflorescence is short with successively blooming, single white flowers that are short-lived and do not open fully. Flowers are 1.6" (4 cm) across.
- Fragrance
- Fragrant
- Range
- Nicaragua to NW Colombia
- Habitat
- Lowland and premontane rainforests; 1640-3940ft (500-1200m)
- See more items in
- Smithsonian Gardens Orchid Collection
- Common Name
- The Turialba Tricopilia
- Group
- [vascular plants]
- Class
- Equisetopsida
- Subclass
- Magnoliidae
- Superorder
- Lilianae
- Order
- Asparagales
- Family
- Orchidaceae
- Subfamily
- Epidendroideae
- Genus
- Trichopilia
- Species
- turialbae
- Topic
- Orchids
- Living Collections
- Record ID
- ofeo-sg_2014-0708A
