Lockhartia serra

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Common name: The Serrated Lockhartia

Family: Orchidaceae subfam. Epidendroideae (Orchid)

Distribution: Ecuador

Habitat: Wet montane forests; 65-5900ft (20-1800m)

Life form: Epiphytic

Bloom Time (northern hemisphere): August to January

Bloom characteristics: Inflorescence is .75" (1.9 cm) long with 2-3 yellow flowers with red spots. Flowers are .8" (2 cm) across.

Pollination syndrome: Bee

Description: This medium sized orchid has foliage which looks as if it is woven.

Comments: Lockhartia serra

Links: Internet Orchid Species Photo Encyclopedia • Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families • University of Florida Digital Collection

1: Greenhouse 11: Intermediate Orchid House (GH11) • Accession: 2016-0228*A • Provenance: From a cultivated plant not of known wild origin
2: Greenhouse 11: Intermediate Orchid House (GH11) • Accession: 2016-0230*A • Provenance: From a cultivated plant not of known wild origin
3: Greenhouse 12: Warm Growing Orchid House (GH12) • Accession: 2014-0682*A • Origin: Ecuador • Provenance: Collected directly from the wild; origin known
4: Greenhouse 12: Warm Growing Orchid House (GH12) • Accession: 2016-0227*A • Provenance: From a cultivated plant not of known wild origin
5: Greenhouse 12: Warm Growing Orchid House (GH12) • Accession: 2016-0231*A • Provenance: From a cultivated plant not of known wild origin

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