Coelia bella

Coelia bella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Genus: Coelia
Species:
C. bella
Binomial name
Coelia bella
(Lem.) Rchb.f. (1861)
Synonyms
  • Bifrenaria bella Lem. (1853) (Basionym)
  • Bothriochilus bellus (Lem.) Lem. (1853)

Coelia bella is a species of orchid native to Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, Belize, and Costa Rica. It produces trumpet-shaped flowers that are intensely fragrant, with a smell like marzipan[citation needed]. It flowers during the autumn.

Cultivation

References

  1. 1 2 "World Checklist of Selected Plant Families: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew". apps.kew.org. Retrieved 2017-01-03.
  2. ↑ J. Cullen (12 November 1992). The Orchid Book: A Guide to the Identification of Cultivated Orchid Species. Cambridge University Press. p. 101. ISBN 978-0-521-41856-0.
  3. ↑ Donald McDonald (1895). Sweet-scented Flowers and Fragrant Leaves: Interesting Associations Gathered from Many Sources, with Notes on Their History and Utility. Sampson Low, Marston and Company.
  4. ↑ Benjamin Samuel Williams (1804). The Orchid-grower's Manual: Containing Descriptions of the Best Species and Varieties of Orchidaceous Plants in Cultivation ... Victoria and Paradise Nurseries. p. 119. Retrieved 2017-01-03.