Specklinia tribuloides
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Object Details
- Description
- The name of this miniature orchid refers to its spiny seed pods.
- Bloom Time (Northern Hemisphere)
- March to December; peaks in June
- Pollination Syndrome
- Likely fly (Drosophila), sexual deception
- Provenance
- From a cultivated plant not of known wild origin
- Accession Number
- 2008-1414A
- Restrictions & Rights
- CC0
- Life Form
- Epiphytic
- Bloom Characteristics
- Erect inflorescence is .25" (.64 cm) long with 1-4 long-lasting red flowers that bloom succesively. Flowers are .25" (.64 cm) across.
- Range
- Mexico to C America, Suriname, Caribbean
- Habitat
- dense, wet forests; 985-4265ft (300-1300m)
- See more items in
- Smithsonian Gardens Orchid Collection
- Common Name
- The Thorny Pleurothallis
- The Thorny Specklinia
- Group
- [vascular plants]
- Class
- Equisetopsida
- Subclass
- Magnoliidae
- Superorder
- Lilianae
- Order
- Asparagales
- Family
- Orchidaceae
- Subfamily
- Epidendroideae
- Genus
- Specklinia
- Species
- tribuloides
- Smithsonian Gardens
- Topic
- Orchids
- Living Collections
- Record ID
- ofeo-sg_2008-1414A
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ax77b44a339-600c-4658-9d6e-06ff00589e42
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