Coelogyne pandurata- origin in Malaysia, Sumatra, Borneo and the Philippines

Coelogyne pandurata / Coel pandurata is also called the 'Black Orchid'.

Found in Malaysia, Sumatra, Borneo and the Philippines as a large sized, hot growing epiphyte found on large trees near rivers or terrestrial with well-spaced, strongly compressed, oblong pseudobulb, leaves with a stout petiole that blooms up to 15 flowers on a terminal, arched to pendant, 6 to 12inch inflorescence. The simultaneously opening flowers are highly fragrant of honey.
This orchid spreads out quite rapidly and sphagnum with wood chips as media works best.  -Extract wiki.

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AKA: Sometimes called the 'Black Orchid' because of the dark markings on the lip.

ORIGIN/HABITAT: Plants are reported in Malaya, Sumatra, Borneo, and the Philippines on Mindanao, Luzon & Samar Islands.They generally grow on old trees by rivers, near the coast, or in hot, damp, swampy lowlands.

PSEUDOBULBS: Large, very flattened, oval shaped, and often curved, the pseudobulbs are 3-5 in. (7.5-12.5 cm) tall, and widely spaced on acreeping rhizome.

LEAVES: 2 per growth. The evergreen foliage is about 18 in.

INFLORESCENCE:   8-18 in. (20-45 cm) long.  The arching inflorescence emerges from the center of a new   growth, usually before the leaves have developed.

FLOWERS :  5-9 per inflorescence, and up to 15 on well grown plants. The flowers open sequentially & since each blossom lasts about a week, all flowers on an inflorescence may not be open at the same time.The very fragrant blossoms are 3-5 in. (7.5-12.4 cm) across & well spaced along the inflorescence. 

Sepals & petals are a clear, pale green to greenish yellow. The dorsal sepal is held forward over the column & the petals and lateral sepals are wide spreading. The blue-green lip is wide & showy with wavy margins.    The lip is accented with deep green in the throat & irregular dark brownish black markings.

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A word of warning regarding the purchase of thisspecies - I have bought plants labelled 

"Coel. pandurata" both from commercial nurseries and at auction which proved on flowering to be 

either Coelogyne mayeriana or the hybrid Coelogyne Burfordiensis (C. panduratax C. asperata).

The lip must be "fiddle shaped" & have black-purple, not brown(C. Burfordiensis)markings-

- extract orchidaustralia with thanks.
Coelogyne pandurata  -   1 set of two pseudobulbs selling  @  us 45, inclusive of express courier service.   Please email me for further details.

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Dendrobium lohokii species– jungle orchid from Sabah (Malaysia) and Borneo.

Dendrobium lohokii orchid species – amongst “Treasures from the Heart of Borneo” – nbc news  “an 85,000-square-mile conservation area known as the "Heart of Borneo.”

Dendrobium lohokii found in Sabah (Malaysia) and Borneo is an epiphyte with stems that can grow up to three feet (one meter). 

Leaves are oblong.

Single flowers bloom on stems and they are very fragrant.

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Dendrobium lohokii - 3 stems (about 10 inches long) selling @ us 45, inclusive of express courier service. Please email me for further details.

Dendrobium secundum orchid species- another jungle orchid of Malaysia and Borneo.

The Dendrobium secundum is native to Malaysia, Borneo, the Himalayas, Myanmar through Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia, and the Philippines. 

Dendrobium secundum is also known as the toothbrush orchid. The common name refers to the fact that all the flowers faced the same direction, much like the bristles of a toothbrush.

Can be mounted on tree barks or planted in a well drained pot filled with perlite and charcoal fragments.

It produces large spikes of many small blooms atop leafless canes. The flowers are deep purple in color, slightly fragrant and can last for three months. Canes with leaves do not flower.

Can reproduce by seed, micropropagation, or by division providing each section with 3-4 pseudobulbs.

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Dendrobium secundum - 3 stems (about 12 inches long) selling @ us 45, inclusive of express courier service. Please email me for further details.

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Dendrobium anosmum - orchid species with a powerful fragrance.

Dendrobium is commonly abbreviated as Den in horticulture.

One of the orchid species with a powerful fragrance is Dendrobium anosmum.

The Hawaiian name for Den anosmum is Hono hono. The Philippino name is Sanggumay which means "purple rain". 

Ironically, "Anosmum" in Latin means without scent. This species is native to New Guinea, the Phillippines, Sri Lanka and Thailand.

Den anosmum is an easy to grow epiphyte with long slender stems and short oblong leaves.

Sanggumays are preferably established on pieces of deadwood, coconut husks or attached to live trees. They have to be fastened firmly into the wood or coconut husk for their roots to grow and cling properly to the media. I prefer to hang them down as they do in nature- this way, the stems grow stronger.

Extract from sdorchids, with thanks – “The long slender pseudobulbs are said to grow to 3 meters (nearly 10 feet) in length. Each node generally produces 1-3 flowers. This fragrant orchid flowers smell much better during the morning hours and they bloom for about four weeks. A well grown pseudobulb can produce over 100 flowers.

The unbloomed nodes near the tip of the pseudobulbs and a few nodes just below the lowest flowers will start to produce keikis. A keiki may be removed from its parent plant when a good root system has developed in a couple of months.

The first-year's growth are usually no longer than one and one-half feet and do not flower. The next year's growths usually reach four feet long.”

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Dendrobium anosmum- 3 stems (about 16 inches long) selling @ us 45, inclusive of express courier service. Please email me for further details.

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Dendrobium tanii orchid - species of Moluccas origin

Dendrobium tanii, one of my favorite orchid species.

Actually, den tannii is often listed as den. bracteosum var. tannii.

Has semi-deciduous tapering canes, many short densely flowered spikes producing upright cones of 1" flowers, ranging from pure white to pink to dark purple.

One single inflorescence can produce over seventeen flowers, hence half a dozen can easily bear a hundred flowers.

Mine is deep purple, pink and white. These beautiful blooms can last for six months.

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flickrhivemind - pink tanii image

Dendrobium tanii - 3 stems (about 12 inches long) selling @ us 45, inclusive of express courier service. Please email me for further details.

Phalaenopsis lueddemanniana, botanic - malaysia jungle orchid

Phalaenopsis lueddemanniana, botanic- species on the rare in Malaysia

Like most Phal orchids, Phalaenopsis lueddemanniana does not require a great deal of light (partial shade with some direct morning sun is best). It has to be kept moist and not wet. Drainage must be good and the medium should not completely dry out.

It needs good air movement and may be grown outside under lath or shaded by trees where here, the natural air movement is fine. For good drainage- use charcoal and bark fragments.  

Phalaenopsis lueddemanniana has oblong fleshy leaves and can be mounted on trunks or planted in pots. Stems are covered by imbricate foliar bases. The stem is to be cut only when withered.

It has a rather indeterminate blooming period, with purple stripe flowers which are long lasting up to eight weeks. Young plants easily form on the inflorescence (keiki /sons in hawaian) which can be removed once good rooting systems  are formed. 

Phalaenopsis lueddemanniana, botanic – pbase image with thanks

Phalaenopsis lueddemanniana - 1 stem selling @ us 45, inclusive of express courier service. Please email me for further details.

Phalaenopsis sumatrana jungle orchid

Phalaenopsis sumatrana is a medium-sized, short stem epiphytic orchid, covered with large overlapping oval leaves.

The flower petals are waxy or fleshy and mildly fragrant.  The stems (inflorescence) are about 12" long, with bracts spaced along their length. From each of the bracts sprouts a single flower of brown, white and rust yellow, with multiple flowers lined up along the end of the inflorescence- wiki

Phalaenopsis sumatrana is a species of orchid endemic to peninsular Thailand, Vietnam and southern Sumatra. As well  found in Malaysia.

Sumatrana is one of the more rare Phal. species, don’t cut the spikes, they can bloom for more than a  year and young plants can easily form on the inflorescence.

Phal sumatrana - from orchid species image with thanks

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Phalaenopsis sumatrana - 1 stem selling @ us 45, inclusive of express courier service. Please email me for further details.

SLIPPER ORCHID- Paphiopedilum hennisianum

Paphiopedilum hennisianum - exotic jungle orchid of Borneo.

Commonly referred to as the "lady's-slippers" or "slipper orchids"

This orchid is relatively easy to grow indoors, as long as conditions that mimic their natural habitats are created. 

Most species thrive in moderate to high humidity(50-70%), well-aerated soil and moist conditions, moderate temperature and low light.

Each bloom can last  between 4 to 8 weeks.

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with leaves about 4 inches long

Paphiopedilum hennisianum slipper orchid - due to CITES restrictions which control the trade in endangered species, slipper orchids cannot legally cross borders

Grammatophyllum speciosum - tiger orchid

Grammatophyllum speciosum - abbreviated in horticultural trade as Gram.

Also known as Tiger orchid, giant orchid, sugar cane orchid or queen of the orchids, is the world's largest orchid. The pseudobulbs are enveloped by sheaths.-wikipedia

These cylindric pseudobulbs can grow up to 2.5m. 

Each raceme can grow up to a height of 3m, bearing about eighty flowers of 10cm width. The flowers are yellow colored with maroon or dark red spots and can remain in bloom for up to two months. They grow in crotches of large trees and tree stumps- wikia

As for us, we just plant them in the ground with plenty of sunlight. They well received organic and high nitrogen content fertilizers.

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Grammatophyllum speciosum orchid- 1 set of three (3) pseudobulbs ( each about 1m length) selling @ us 65, inclusive of express courier service. 

Please email me for further details.