Chiloschista viridiflava
Object Details
- Description
- This is a miniature, leafless orchid which makes quite a show when draped in flowers and nothing else.
- Bloom Time (Northern Hemisphere)
- April
- Provenance
- From a cultivated plant not of known wild origin
- Data Source
- Smithsonian Gardens
- Accession Number
- 2019-0249A
- Restrictions & Rights
- CC0
- Life Form
- Epiphytic
- Bloom Characteristics
- Pendant inflorescence is 3-6" long with up to 20 yellow flowers with a white lip and white petal edges. Flowers are .5" across and long-lasting.
- Foliage Characteristics
- Leafless
- Fragrance
- Vanilla
- Range
- C Nepal, Thailand
- Habitat
- Mountains
- See more items in
- Smithsonian Gardens Orchid Collection
- Common Name
- The Green Yellow Chioschista
- Group
- [vascular plants]
- Class
- Equisetopsida
- Subclass
- Magnoliidae
- Superorder
- Lilianae
- Order
- Asparagales
- Family
- Orchidaceae
- Genus
- Chiloschista
- Species
- viridiflava
- Topic
- Orchids
- Living Collections
- Record ID
- ofeo-sg_2019-0249A
