Recently described species from Sulawesi

Taken at Swansea Botanical Complex, Wales, UK. No graphics please.

The Philippines. Orchidaceae. Coelogyne group. Scent of fresh hay. Mag; x3.

Endemic to the Philippines

SUBGENUS Platyclinis SECTION Platyclinis [Benth.] Pfitzer

Distribution: Sumatera (42 SUM)

Lifeform: Pseudobulb epiphyte

VII Exposición Nacional de Orquídeas (FUNCOR), Oct. 2015, en la Torre B.O.D., La Castellana, Caracas, Venezuela...

One of the many Dendrochilum species from the Philippines. It quickly grows into a specimen plant.

An 8-image closeup stacked with helicon focus. This shows about 2 cm of a 30 cm long raceme. Another fascinating orchid photographed in the Peter Black Conservatory, Victoria Esplanade, Palmerston North.

Dendrochilum latifolium grows about half a metre high and has spectacular spikes over 30 cm long. It is very impressive and easily produces numerous racemes that last for several weeks. (coelogynes.com/Dendrochilum%20latifolium.html)

SUBGENUS Platyclinis SECTION Platyclinis [Benth.] Pfitzer

Known as:

Dendrochilum formosanum (Schltr.) Schltr., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 4: 185 (1919).

Pseudobulb epiphyte

Distribution: Taiwan (Hengchun Pen., Lan Yü) to Philippines (38 TAI 42 PHI)

Heterotypic Synonyms:

Dendrochilum cucumerinum Rchb.f., Gard. Chron., n.s., 22: 649 (1884).

Acoridium cucumerinum (Rchb.f.) Rolfe, Orchid Rev. 12: 220 (1904).

Platyclinis formosana Schltr., Bull. Herb. Boissier, sér. 2, 6: 302 (1906).

Dendrochilum formosanum (Schltr.) Schltr., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 4: 185 (1919).

Dendrochilum uncatum var. formosanum (Schltr.) T.Hashim., J. Jap. Bot. 57: 26 (1982).

Orchid (Dendrochilum grandiflorum). Sabah, Malaysia (Borneo).

42 flower stalks distributed around the whole plant

Philippines. Orchidaceae. Coelogyne group.

The plant is growing in a 4-inch basket with New Zealand Sphagnum Moss as the media. This species can be made into a beautiful specimen plant if one has the patience and time.

Species from the Philippines

Grown by Hanging Gardens

Mindanao, Philippines. Orchidaceae. Recently discovered. Uncommon, only known from one relatively small area of remote rainforest. Mag;x2

Diese Pflanze trägt über 40 Blütenrispen!

This plant has more than 40 flowering spikes!

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Plant derived from Palawan, Philippines

Taxonomy

Family: Orchidaceae

Subfamily: Epidendroideae

Tribe: Arethuseae

Subtribe: Coelogyninae

Genus: Dendrochilum Blume

Section: Platyclinis (Bentham) Pfitzer

Distribution: Peninsula Malaysia to Philippines (Palawan).

Lifeform: Epiphytic cham.

Synonyms:

Acoridium kingii (Hook.f.) Rolfe

Platyclinis kingii Hook.f.

Flower size approx 16mm.

Superdomain: Neomura

Domain: Eukaryota

(unranked): Archaeplastida

Kingdom: Plantae

Subkingdom: Tracheobionta

Superdivision: Spermatophyta

Division: Magnoliophyta

Class: Liliopsida

Subclass: Liliidae

Superorder: Lilianae

Order: Asparagales

Family: Orchidaceae

Subfamily: Epidendroideae

Tribe: Arethuseae

Subtribe: Coelogyninae

Genus: Dendrochilum

Subgenus: Platyclinis

Section: Platyclinis

Species: D. magnum

Philippines. Orchidaceae. Coelogyne group. Scent of diabetic urine.

Dendrochilum convallariiforme is a miniature flowering species orchid from the Philippines. The flowers are about 5mms across and a lovely salmon colour, arranged along the raceme in an interesting spiral formation.

SUBGENUS Platyclinis SECTION Convoluta Pederson

Pseudobulb epiphyte

Distribution: Philippines (Luzon) (42 PHI)

Homotypic Synonyms:

Acoridium curranii (Ames) Ames, Orchidaceae 7: 80 (1922).

Plant derived from Palawan, Philippines

Taxonomy

Family: Orchidaceae

Subfamily: Epidendroideae

Tribe: Arethuseae

Subtribe: Coelogyninae

Genus: Dendrochilum Blume

Section: Platyclinis (Bentham) Pfitzer

Distribution: Peninsula Malaysia to Philippines (Palawan).

Lifeform: Epiphytic cham.

Synonyms:

Acoridium kingii (Hook.f.) Rolfe

Platyclinis kingii Hook.f.

Endemic to Sarawak, Borneo

34 Rispen, 34 flower spikes!

Sumatra

Endemic to the Philippines

Endemic to the Philippines