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Showing posts with label Wild orchids. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Wild orchids. Show all posts
Wednesday, December 8, 2010
Saturday, August 28, 2010
Arundina graminifolia {the bamboo orchid}
Subfamily: Epidendroideae Tribe: Arethuseae Subtribe: Bletiinae
Genus: Arundina Species: A. graminifolia Common name: Bamboo orchid.
Photographed at Kipandi Butterfly Park, 36 km from Kota Kinabalu. They line the surrounds of the parking area there, and along the walkways and hedges in the park.Genus: Arundina Species: A. graminifolia Common name: Bamboo orchid.
{Some information is available on Wikipedia} The bamboo orchid is a species of orchid and the sole of the genus Arundina. This tropical Asiatic genus extends from India, Nepal, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, South China to Indonesia and across the Pacific Islands. It has been introduced in Puerto Rico, Costa Rica and Panama. This is a terrestrial multi perennial orchid with reedy stems, forming into large clumps growing to a height between 70 cm and 2 m. The flowers are 5 to 8 cm, lilac / white with a purple lip. They bloom in summer and autumn. They are almost extinct in Singapore, but in Borneo, they grow abundantly in the rainforest.
Monday, July 19, 2010
the many rooted coelogyne {coelogyne radicosa}
Coelogyne radicosa. Common name: The many rooted coelogyne. Photographed at Kipandi Butterfly Park.
This orchid is found in Thailand, Penninsular Malaysia and Borneo in montane forests at elevations of 1,000 to 1,300 meters above sea level. The successively opening flowers are about 5 cm across.
Monday, May 17, 2010
Friday, May 7, 2010
Wednesday, May 5, 2010
Monday, May 3, 2010
Friday, April 30, 2010
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
Friday, April 23, 2010
Tuesday, April 20, 2010
Friday, April 16, 2010
Wednesday, April 14, 2010
Phalaenopsis violacea var. Borneo {The Violet Phalaenopsis}
A popular orchid for hybrid cultivation, due it its colours and fragrance.
Monday, April 12, 2010
Thursday, April 8, 2010
Monday, April 5, 2010
Friday, April 2, 2010
Thursday, March 25, 2010
Tuesday, March 23, 2010
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