Coelogyne pandurata

Black orchid (Coelogyne pandurata) is a species orchid that grows only on the island of Borneo. Currently, habitat black orchid has decreased considerable amount due to the shrinking of forest cover in Kalimantan, but it can still be found in nature reserves Luway grit (Conservation area)in very small amounts. It is estimated higher numbers in the hands of the orchids collectors.

Characteristics of Plants

Coelogyne pandurata has a black tongue (labellum) with a few lines of green and hairy. Sepals and petals light green. The flowers are quite fragrant and usually bloom in March and June.

Black orchid is included simpodial with a swollen bulb shape at the bottom and leaves sticking out on it. Each bulb has only two leaves. The leaves themselves at a glance looks like a young coconut leaves on shoots.

Coelogyne pandurata

Black Orchid is an epiphytic orchid species and simpodial (limited stem growth). This orchid has a shape, color, aroma is very interesting. Orchid leaves black-green oval-shaped with a length ranging between 40-50 cm and a width between 2 -10 cm. While the fruit black or black orchids. Orchids are ellipsoid with a length of about 7 cm and a width between 2-3 cm. Petals pale green and black of the tongue showed an exotic orchids. The black of the tongue is nature and rare black, so it can be the source plant breeding experts to produce new hybrids with attractive flower.  In general, black orchid taxonomy :

Kingdom: Plantae

Subkingdom: Tracheobionta

Super Division: Spermatophyta

Division: Magnoliophyta

Class: Liliopsida

Sub Class: Liliidae

Order: Orchidales

Family: Orchidaceae

Genus: Coelogyne

Species: Coelogyne pandurata

Close relatives of: Orchid Pearl (Coelogyne asperata), Orchid brown (Coelogyne verrucosa)

Labellum Coelogyne pandurata

Ecology and Growing Conditions

Black orchid is epiphytic orchids whose life on the host. The spread of this plant in Borneo and Sumatra, with the habitat of living in old trees near the river in primary forest (high relative humidity). This plant grows in lowland and mountain areas (dipertocarpt) above sea level with an altitude of 1000-1500 mdpl. Relative humidity (RH) needed for orchids ranged from 60-85%.

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