Accession Data

Ornithidium sophronitis

Common Name: The Sophronitis-Like Maxillaria

Family: Orchidaceae

Country of Origin: Colombia to Venezuela

Accession Data

Accession #: 201500089

Accession Date: 2015-07-13 00:00:00

Bloom Status: 🪴 Not Flowering

Location: 3229

Quantity: 2

Source: Cheryl LeBlanc - Ball State

Provenance: Rcvd as Maxillaria sophronitis, Wheeler# 20080507269

Culture: Plant can be grown in a fine bark medium, full sphagnum moss, or mounted on treefern or cork. Grow in cool to intermediate conditions with medium amounts of light. Water regularly and keep mix moist but not wet. Plant require semi-dry rest through the winter month. 4

Classification

Division: Magnoliophyta

Class: Liliopsida

Subclass: monocots

Order: Asparagales

Family: Orchidaceae

SubFamily: Epidendroideae

Tribe: Cymbidieae

SubTribe: Maxillariinae

Flowering Data:

This accession has been observed in bloom on:
Year Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2025
2024
2023
2022
2021
2020
2019
2018
2017
2016
2015

References

  1. The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Accessed 13 July 2015.
  2. WCSP (2015). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Accessed 13 July 2015
  3. Maxillaria sophronites at Internet Orchid Species Encyclopedia. Accessed 13 July 2015.
  4. Maxillaria sophronites at Orchids Wiki. Accessed 13 July 2015.

Images

Ornithidium sophronitis