Gongora cassidea Reichb.f.

Common Name: The Helmut-Shaped Gongora
Family: Orchidaceae Juss.

Country of Origin: Mexico (Chiapas) to C. America
Habitat: epiphytic on trees in humid forests up to 1800m

Culture: Plants are usually grown in wooden baskets in partial shade. Use a well drain potting media such as medium fir bark with perlite, tree fern fibers, or sphagnum moss. Keep area humid and grow in warm temperatures. Keep mix moist but not dry. ³

Accession Data:

Accession # 200202421
Source: Rob Nicholson - Smith College
Provenance: Citation in Bot. Zeit. xxii. (1864) 298.
Accession Date: 09-30-2002
Bench: 3227 - ORCH:Paphs
- Currently: active - healthy
- Qty: 1 confirmed on 12-19-2024
Restrictions:
- CITES Appendix II Listed Plant

Classification:

Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
SubClass: monocots
Order: Asparagales
SubOrder:
Family: Orchidaceae
SubFamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Cymbidieae
SubTribe: Stanhopeinae

Flowering Data:

This accession has been observed in bloom on:

Year	Jan				Feb				Mar					Apr				May				Jun					Jul				Aug				Sep					Oct				Nov				Dec
2024
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2021
2020
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2007
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References (internal):

EEB Greenhouse Holdings native to: Mexico Southeast / Belize / Costa Rica / El Salvador / Guatemala / Honduras / Nicaragua

References (external):

The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Accessed 28 July 2014.
WCSP (2014). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Accessed 28 July 2014.
Gongora cassidea at Orchids Wiki. Accessed 23 May 2015.

data regenerated on Thu, 19 Dec 2024 14:34:22 -0500 [bcm v4.0]