Name
Classifications and Characteristics
Plant Division | Angiosperms (Flowering Seed Plants) (Monocotyledon) |
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Plant Growth Form | Epiphyte |
Biogeography
Native Distribution | Borneo, Malaysia, Sumatra and Jawa. |
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Native Habitat | Terrestrial |
Local Conservation Status | Native to Singapore (Presumed Nationally Extinct (NEx)) |
Description and Ethnobotany
Growth Form | A sympodial epiphyte, it has a creeping growth habit and can grow up to 40cm tall. |
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Foliage | The leaves are borne on pseudobulbs in pairs. The leaves are plicate, the leaf base narrowing down into a grooved petiolate base. The pseudobulbs are pear-shaped and green. |
Stems | The stem is a creeping rhizome. |
Flowers | The flowers are borne on arching racemes. The flower sepals and petals are light green. The flower lip is green with black venation, the mid lobe of the lip has 2 patches of warts, separated by a gap. |
Others - Plant Morphology | Because the dark brown-red markings are so intense in some cultivars, the name 'Black Orchid' has been given to them. |
Landscaping Features
Desirable Plant Features | Ornamental Flowers |
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Plant Care and Propagation
Light Preference | Semi-Shade |
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Water Preference | Moderate Water |
Propagation Method | Seed, Division |
Floral (Angiosperm)
Flower & Plant Sexuality | Bisexual Flowers |
Flower Colour(s) | Green, Black |
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Flower Grouping | Cluster / Inflorescence |
Flower Symmetry | Bilateral |
Inflorescence Type | Raceme |
Image Repository
Others
Master ID | 30643 |
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Species ID | 4952 |
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