Appendicula cornuta Blume, Bijdr. 302 1825. (Syn: Appendicula bifaria Lindl.; Appendicula bifaria var. wallichiana Hook.f.; Appendicula brachiata (Schltr.) Schltr.; Appendicula cyclopetala (Schltr.) Schltr.; Appendicula manilensis (Schauer) Rchb.f.; Appendicula reduplicata E.C.Parish & Rchb.f.; Dendrobium bifarium (Lindl.) Hook. f.; Dendrobium manilense Schauer; Dendrobium pseudorevolutum Guillaumin; Podochilus brachiatus Schltr.; Podochilus cornutus (Blume) Schltr.; Podochilus cyclopetalus Schltr.);
Distribution: India, China, Cambodia, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam,Bornea, Jawa, Malaysia, Phillippines, Slawesi and Sumatra.
ORCHIDACEAE: Appendicula cornuta Blume from Hong Kong (Thailand): Appendicula cornuta Blume, Bijdr.: 302 (1825).
Synonyms: Family: ORCHIDACEAE Distribution: India, China, Cambodia, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam,Bornea, Jawa, Malaysia, Phillippines, Slawesi and Sumatra. Pic was taken in the live collection of KFBG. Specimen collected from Thailand. The flower is very small, so I couldnt take good pics of it. I realized, I did take some more bad pics !! Here are two attached. Very good to learn about this unusual orchid. Thanks for sharing. Its very strange, they are small but stay fresh for very long!!! I imagine what pollinates them. We dont allow them to be pollinated naturally.
ORCHIDACEAE Juss. Fortnight: Appendicula cornuta Blume from Hong Kong, PKS-87 : Attachments (4). 4 posts by 4 authors. Appendicula cornuta Blume, Bijdr.: 302 (1825).
Synonyms: Distribution: Sikkim to China (S. Guangdong) and Malesia Very good to see an unusual flowering pattern of an orchid plant.
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