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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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28 Accessions:

Acianthera aphthosa Gongora rufescens Maxillariella tenuifolia Oncidium sphacelatum Pinalia copelandii Vanda unidentified


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

W/C = Wild Collected
= Currently Flowering
= Image(s) Available
= map available for this accession
= voucher(s) on file at CONN for this accession
= accession added within past 90 days
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