Phalaenopsis mannii
Object Details
- Description
- This small to medium sized orchid is named for the 19th century German orchid enthusiast, Gustav Mann.
- Bloom Time (Northern Hemisphere)
- January to August
- Provenance
- From a cultivated plant of known (indirect) wild origin
- Data Source
- Smithsonian Gardens
- Accession Number
- 2017-0515A
- Restrictions & Rights
- CC0
- Life Form
- Epiphytic
- Bloom Characteristics
- Up to 5 pendulous, 18" (45 cm) long inflorescences can have up to 70 brown spotted yellow flowers each. Each flower is 1.2-2" (3-5 cm) across, waxy, open successivly, and last up to 3 months.
- Fragrance
- Orange
- Range
- E Nepal to China (S Yunnan)
- Habitat
- Near forest streams in dense undergrowth; 1640-4920ft (500-1500m)
- See more items in
- Smithsonian Gardens Orchid Collection
- Common Name
- Mann's Phalaenopsis
- Group
- [vascular plants]
- Class
- Equisetopsida
- Subclass
- Magnoliidae
- Superorder
- Lilianae
- Order
- Asparagales
- Family
- Orchidaceae
- Subfamily
- Epidendroideae
- Genus
- Phalaenopsis
- Species
- mannii
- Topic
- Orchids
- Living Collections
- Record ID
- ofeo-sg_2017-0515A
