Accession Data

Neobenthamia gracilis

Common Name: The Graceful Neobenthamia

Family: Orchidaceae

Country of Origin: Tanzania (Uluguru & Nguru Mountains)

Description: tall grass-like orchid to 1m. 2cm flowers in terminal clusters endemic to the Uluguru & Nguru Mountains

Accession Data

Accession #: 198501567

Accession Date: 1985-12-31 00:00:00

Bloom Status: 🪴 Not Flowering

Location: 3221

Quantity: 1

Source: Unknown

Culture: Plants should be grown in medium fir bark or sphagnum moss with full sun. Plant is a intermediate to warm growing orchid species. Water approximately once a week. Plant can also be mounted. Reduce watering during the winter. 3

Classification

Division: Magnoliophyta

Class: Liliopsida

Subclass: monocots

Order: Asparagales

Family: Orchidaceae

SubFamily: Epidendroideae

Tribe: Vandeae

SubTribe: Polystachyinae

Flowering Data:

This accession has been observed in bloom on:
Year Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2025
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References

  1. The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Accessed 6 May 2015.
  2. WCSP (2015). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Accessed 6 May 2015.
  3. Neobenthamia gracilis at Orchids Wiki. Accessed 20 May 2015.
  4. Neobenthamia gracilis at Internet Orchid Species Encyclopedia. Last accessed on Wednesday, December 09, 2015.

Images

Neobenthamia gracilis