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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} Stanhopea marizana - Mariza's Stanhopea - Orchidaceae
  • {2} Gongora rufescens - The Light Fox-Red Gongora - Orchidaceae
  • {3} Pleurothallis longipedicellata - The Long-Pedicelled Pleurothallis - Orchidaceae
  • {4} Acianthera aphthosa - Orchidaceae
  • {4} Dendrobium speciosum var. pedunculatum - Dwarf Rock Orchid - Orchidaceae
  • {5} Cymbidium aloifolium - The Aloe-Leafed Cymbidium - Orchidaceae
  • {6} Bulbophyllum cheiri - The Hand Bulbophyllum - Orchidaceae
  • {6} Pinalia copelandii - Copeland's Eria - Orchidaceae
  • {7} Dendrochilum convallariiforme - Lilly Of the Valley-Like Dendrochilum - Orchidaceae
  • {7} Stanhopea assidensis (tigrina x wardii) - naturally occuring hybrid of S. tigrina x S. wardii - Orchidaceae
  • {7} Stanhopea nigripes - The Black-Column Foot Stanhopea - Orchidaceae
  • {7} Stanhopea platyceras - The Blunt-Broad Horn Stanhopea - Orchidaceae
  • {7} Stanhopea tigrina var. nigroviolacea - The Black Purple Stanhopea - Orchidaceae
  • {8} Dendrochilum convallariiforme - The Lilly Of the Valley-Like Dendrochilum - Orchidaceae
  • {9} Coelogyne rochussenii - Rouchussen's Coelogyne - Orchidaceae
  • {9} Oncidium sphacelatum - The Burnt Spot Oncidium - Orchidaceae
  • {10} Maxillariella tenuifolia - The Coconut Orchid - Orchidaceae
  • {11} Gongora histrionica - The Enchanting Gongora - 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
= Image(s) Available
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= voucher(s) on file at CONN for this accession
= accession added within past 90 days
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