Rossioglossum schlieperianum
Object Details
- Description
- This medium sized orchid is named for a German orchid enthusiast of the late 1800s.
- Bloom Time (Northern Hemisphere)
- April to December; peaks in July
- Provenance
- From a cultivated plant not of known wild origin
- Data Source
- Smithsonian Gardens
- Accession Number
- 2022-0348A
- Restrictions & Rights
- CC0
- Life Form
- Epiphytic
- Bloom Characteristics
- Erect to arching inflorescence is 10-16" (25-40 cm) long with 3-8 short-lived, yellow flowers dappled in brown. Flowers are 3.6" (9 cm) across.
- Range
- Central America
- Habitat
- Humid, evergreen cloud forests; 3940-9200ft (1200-2800m)
- See more items in
- Smithsonian Gardens Orchid Collection
- Common Name
- Schlieper's Rossioglossum
- Group
- [vascular plants]
- Class
- Equisetopsida
- Subclass
- Magnoliidae
- Superorder
- Lilianae
- Order
- Asparagales
- Family
- Orchidaceae
- Subfamily
- Epidendroideae
- Genus
- Rossioglossum
- Species
- schlieperianum
- Topic
- Orchids
- Living Collections
- Record ID
- ofeo-sg_2022-0348A
