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Trichoglottis ionosma
Object Details
- Description
- This giant orchid prefers hot to cool growing conditions.
- Bloom Time (Northern Hemisphere)
- March, May, July, September
- Provenance
- From a cultivated plant not of known wild origin
- Data Source
- Smithsonian Gardens
- Accession Number
- 2020-0052A
- Restrictions & Rights
- CC0
- Life Form
- Epiphytic
- Bloom Characteristics
- Erect, many branched inflorescence is 6-8" (15-20 cm) long with up to 25 yellow flower with brown spots.
- Fragrance
- Sweet
- Range
- Philippines
- Habitat
- forests; 985-4265ft (300-1300m)
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- Smithsonian Gardens Orchid Collection
- Common Name
- Leopard Orchid
- The Violet-Scented Trichoglottis
- Group
- [vascular plants]
- Class
- Equisetopsida
- Subclass
- Magnoliidae
- Superorder
- Lilianae
- Order
- Asparagales
- Family
- Orchidaceae
- Subfamily
- Epidendroideae
- Genus
- Trichoglottis
- Species
- ionosma
- Topic
- Orchids
- Living Collections
- Record ID
- ofeo-sg_2020-0052A
- Usage
- CC0
