Object Details
- Bloom Time (Northern Hemisphere)
- Year round; peaks from May to July
- Pollination Syndrome
- Likely bee
- Provenance
- From a cultivated plant not of known wild origin
- Accession Number
- 2008-3573A
- Restrictions & Rights
- CC0
- Life Form
- Epiphytic
- Bloom Characteristics
- Erect then arching inflorescence is up to 5 feet (1.5 meters) long with many green and brown flowers with a white lip. Flowers are 2-2.5" (5-6.4 cm) across.
- Foliage Characteristics
- Often tinged with purple
- Fragrance
- Honey
- Plant Size
- 15-25" x 12-22" (38-64 x 30-56 cm), excluding inflorescence
- Range
- S Mexico to C America
- Habitat
- Open forest; 0-3300ft (0-1000m)
- See more items in
- Smithsonian Gardens Orchid Collection
- Common Name
- Butterfly Orchid
- Winged Encyclia
- Group
- [vascular plants]
- Class
- Equisetopsida
- Subclass
- Magnoliidae
- Superorder
- Lilianae
- Order
- Asparagales
- Family
- Orchidaceae
- Subfamily
- Epidendroideae
- Genus
- Encyclia
- Species
- alata
- Smithsonian Gardens
- Topic
- Orchids
- Living Collections
- Record ID
- ofeo-sg_2008-3573A
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ax75fc8e5fb-72cd-4c40-ac17-6c8ad75d1031
