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Domingoa purpurea
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Common name:
Purple Domingoa, Purple Nageliella, The Hummingbird Orchid
Family:
Orchidaceae subfam. Epidendroideae (Orchid)
Synonym:
Hartwegia purpurea, Nageliella purpurea
Distribution:
Mexico to C America
Habitat:
Pine-oak forest on rocky hills; 0-4920ft (0-1500m)
Life form:
Epiphytic
Bloom Time (northern hemisphere):
May to October; peaks from June to August
Bloom characteristics:
Erect to arching inflorescence is up to 8" (24 cm) long with several tightly clustered purple-pink flowers that open successively over months. Flower is .3" (.7 cm) across.
Pollination syndrome:
Hummingbird
Description:
This small orchid has inflorescences which will bloom slowly over months, and if not cut off, will rebloom in the next flowering season.
Comments:
Domingoa purpurea
Links:
Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
Locations
1:
Greenhouse 11: Intermediate Orchid House
(GH11)
• Accession: 2009-1723*A • Provenance: From a cultivated plant not of known wild origin
2:
Greenhouse 11: Intermediate Orchid House
(GH11)
• Accession: 2010-0512*A
3:
Greenhouse 11: Intermediate Orchid House
(GH11)
• Accession: 2015-1702*A • Provenance: From a cultivated plant not of known wild origin
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