Podangis dactyloceras
Object Details
- Description
- This small orchid takes its unusual species name (“finger horn”) from the shape of the flower’s spur. It is the type species for the genus.
- Bloom Time (Northern Hemisphere)
- March to December; peaks from July to August
- Pollination Syndrome
- Possibly butterfly
- Provenance
- From a cultivated plant of known (indirect) wild origin
- Data Source
- Smithsonian Gardens
- Accession Number
- 2015-1995A
- Restrictions & Rights
- CC0
- Life Form
- Epiphytic
- Bloom Characteristics
- Inflorescence is 1-2" (2.5-5 cm) long with 5-20 white flowers. Flowers are .15" across and .5" (1.3 cm) long.
- Plant Size
- 3-5" x 3-5" (8-13 x 8-13 cm)
- Range
- W Tropical Africa to Angola and Tanzania
- Habitat
- Evergreen rainforests near water; 2460-6400ft (750-1950m)
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- Smithsonian Gardens Orchid Collection
- Common Name
- Emerald Foot Orchid
- The Finger-like Bent Spur Podangis
- Group
- [vascular plants]
- Class
- Equisetopsida
- Subclass
- Magnoliidae
- Superorder
- Lilianae
- Order
- Asparagales
- Family
- Orchidaceae
- Subfamily
- Epidendroideae
- Genus
- Podangis
- Species
- dactyloceras
- Topic
- Orchids
- Living Collections
- Record ID
- ofeo-sg_2015-1995A
