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SPECIAL COLLECTION:
Donations from the Estate of Denis Roessiger

The plants on this list were generously donated to the EEB Biodiversity Greenhouse Collections in June 2016 by the estate of the late Denis Roessiger of Penobscot, Maine.

  • Penobscot Man Nurtures Lifelong Love of Orchids in The Ellsworth American, September 8th 2009.
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24 Accessions:

Acianthera aphthosa Gongora rufescens Maxillariella tenuifolia Oncidium sphacelatum Pinalia copelandii

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  • {1} Dendrobium speciosum var. pedunculatum - Dwarf Rock Orchid - Orchidaceae
  • {2} Bulbophyllum sandersonii - Sanderson's Bulbophyllum - Orchidaceae
  • {3} Coelogyne rochussenii - Rouchussen's Coelogyne - Orchidaceae
  • {4} Gongora rufescens - The Light Fox-Red Gongora - Orchidaceae
  • {4} Stanhopea assidensis (tigrina x wardii) - naturally occuring hybrid of S. tigrina x S. wardii - Orchidaceae
  • {5} Gongora histrionica - The Enchanting Gongora - Orchidaceae
  • {5} Pleurothallis longipedicellata - The Long-Pedicelled Pleurothallis - Orchidaceae
  • {5} Stanhopea marizana - Mariza's Stanhopea - Orchidaceae
  • {6} Acianthera aphthosa - Orchidaceae
  • {6} Stanhopea platyceras - The Blunt-Broad Horn Stanhopea - Orchidaceae
  • {6} Stanhopea tigrina var. nigroviolacea - The Black Purple Stanhopea - Orchidaceae
  • {7} Cymbidium aloifolium - The Aloe-Leafed Cymbidium - Orchidaceae
  • {8} Pinalia copelandii - Copeland's Eria - Orchidaceae
  • {9} Bulbophyllum cheiri - The Hand Bulbophyllum - Orchidaceae
  • {9} Dendrochilum convallariiforme - Lilly Of the Valley-Like Dendrochilum - Orchidaceae
  • {9} Dendrochilum convallariiforme - The Lilly Of the Valley-Like Dendrochilum - Orchidaceae
  • {10} Oncidium sphacelatum - The Burnt Spot Oncidium - Orchidaceae
  • {11} Maxillariella tenuifolia - The Coconut Orchid - Orchidaceae
  • {12} Bulbophyllum annamense - Annam Bulbophyllum - Orchidaceae
  • {12} Bulbophyllum corolliferum - Orchidaceae
  • {12} Bulbophyllum picturatum - The Striking Bulbophyllum - Orchidaceae
  • {13} Bulbophyllum flammuliferum - Flame-Carrying Bulbophyllum - Orchidaceae
  • {13} Bulbophyllum longiflorum - The Long Flowered Bulbophyllum - Orchidaceae
  • {14} Tillandsia tenuifolia Emerald Forest - Narrowleaf Air Plant - Bromeliaceae

W/C = Wild Collected
= Currently Flowering
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= accession added within past 90 days
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