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| Sei. mitrata x Rhync. coelestis |
Sepals : shaped like Rhyn. coelestis. Color like Sei. mitrata(But darker).
Petals : shaped like Rhyn. coelestis (But bigger). Color like Sei. mitrata(But darker).
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| Sei. mitrata x Rhync. coelestis |
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| Sei. mitrata x Rhync. coelestis |
Lip : shaped like Rhyn. coelestis. Color like Sei. mitrata.
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| Sei. mitrata x Rhync. coelestis |
Inflorescences : Look like Rhyn. coelestis. Spherical inflorescences Pointed upward.
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| Sei. mitrata x Rhync. coelestis |
Leaf : Look like Rhyn. coelestis.
I think... Only color comes from Sei. mitrata.
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Rhynchostylis coelestis (Rchb.f.)
Distribution
Widespread in Cambodia Thailand, and Vietnam. at elevation 700 meters and lower. Found place semi-deciduous and deciduous forests that dry lowland.
17-25 cm tall, Leaves have 3-5 cm wide, and 10-15 cm long.
Epiphytes-type; Growing on clinging to branches of trees. Roots orchids have thick roots covered with silver or white velamen. Which adsorb moisture and nutrients from the air such as Plalaenopsis Cattleya Dendrobium etc.
Flowers are fragrant. Size about 2 cm. Sepal and Petal are similar, White color and end of there have little blue color. Lip have blue color. Erect inflorescence and 17-23 cm long, cylindrical-shape. many flower in inflorescence.
Blooming in Summer and Fall.
In 1972. The genus was established by the American botanist Leslie Garay as a segregate of Aerides.
'mitratum' which differs from typical species of the genus because of its erect inflorescence.
In 1864. H.G. Reichenbach described this 'charming thing' in the Botanische Zeiting.
(Prof. Gunnar Seidenfaden)
17-25 cm tall, Leaves have 3-5 cm wide, and 10-15 cm long.
Epiphytes-type; Growing on clinging to branches of trees. Roots orchids have thick roots covered with silver or white velamen. Which adsorb moisture and nutrients from the air such as Plalaenopsis Cattleya Dendrobium etc.
Flowers are fragrant. Size about 2 cm. Sepal and Petal are similar, White color and end of there have little blue color. Lip have blue color. Erect inflorescence and 17-23 cm long, cylindrical-shape. many flower in inflorescence.
Blooming in Summer and Fall.
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Seidenfadenia mitrata
'mitratum' which differs from typical species of the genus because of its erect inflorescence.
In 1864. H.G. Reichenbach described this 'charming thing' in the Botanische Zeiting.
(Prof. Gunnar Seidenfaden)
