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Rossioglossum grande –
tiger odontoglossum
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Painted as: |
Odontoglossum grande |
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Scrapbook: |
37 |
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Date: |
1883 |
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Distribution: |
Guatemala |
The dramatic markings on this orchid’s flowers are reflected
in the plant’s common name in Guatemala of ‘Boca de
Tigre’. George Ure Skinner discovered it near Guatemala City
in 1836. The preserved specimens he made are held in Kew’s
Herbarium in John Lindley’s orchid herbarium. John Day inherited
his plant from his father, who bought a specimen in 1845 or 1846.
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