Hoya obscura Wax Flower
Habenaria medusa Kraenzl. 1893
Bulbophyllum auratum Ridl. 1861 Cirrhopetalum auratum
Dendrobium setifolium Ridl.1896
Rhynchorides Bangkok Sunset Orchid Hybrid
Bulbophyllum makoyanum Ridl. 1879
Dendrobium suzukii T.Yukawa 2002
Eria ornata Lindl. 1830
Hoya lobbii Hooker f. 1883 Red Flower
H.M. Queen Sirikit of Thailand
Gastrochilus minor Seidenf. 1988
Spathodea campanulata African Tulip Tree
Doritis pulcherrima Lindl. 1832
Cleisostoma crochetii Garay 1972
Bulbophyllum affine Lindl. 1833
Paphiopedilum druryi Pfitzer 1895 Lady Slipper Orchid
Phalaenopsis venosa Shim & Fowlie 1983
Dendrobium christyanum Rchb. f. 1882
Johannes Jacobus Smith Dutch Botanist
Hoya brevialata Waxflower
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Bulbophyllum careyanum Spreng. 1826
By admin | September 3, 2010
It was the famous English botanist William Jackson Hooker, who named the Bulbophyllum careyanum (Hook.) Spreng. 1826 orchid species, in honour to the English botanist and missonary William Carey (1761-1834) as Anisopetalum careyanum Hook. 1825. The German botanist Curt Polycarp Joachim Sprengel (1766-1833) changed the name a year later to Bulbophyllum careyanum. Bulbophyllum careyanum, an [...]
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Stichorkis latifolia Pfitzer 1897 Liparis latifolia
By admin | September 1, 2010
Primarily the Stichorkis latifolia (Lindl.) Pfitzer 1897 has been classified
by the German-Dutch botanist Karl Ludwig Blume as Malaxis latifolia Blume 1825.
Sir John Lindley changed the name in Liparis latifolia Lindl. 1830…
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Olof Peter Swartz Swedish Botanist
By admin | September 1, 2010
Olof Peter Swartz (1760-1818) was a Swedish botanist and taxonomist.
He studied at the University of Uppsala under Carl Linnaeus the Younger…
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Cymbidium chloranthum Lindl. 1843
By admin | August 31, 2010
Cymbidium chloranthum Lindl. 1843 is an epiphytic growing
orchid species native to Malaysia and Indonesia.
Cymbidium chloranthum flowers reach a size of about 3-4 cm…
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Clitoria ternatea Butterfly Pea flower
By admin | August 26, 2010
Clitoria ternatea, commonly called Butterfly pea is a tropical vine
from the family of Fabaceae.
The beautiful, bright blue flowers are edible
and in many asian countries used for food colouring.
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Miniature Orchid Ornithochilus difformis Schltr. 1919
By admin | August 26, 2010
Ornithochilus difformis (Wall. ex Lindl.) Schltr. 1919
is an epiphytic growing miniature orchid species, endemic to the Himalayas,
South China, Burma (Myanmar), Thailand, Laos and Malaysia…
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Dendrobium cymboglossum
By admin | August 25, 2010
Dendrobium cymboglossum J.J. Wood & A.L. Lamb 1994
is an epiphytic growing orchid species from Borneo.
Flowers reach a size of about 3,5 cm…
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Bulbophyllum lobbii Lindl. 1847 Bulbophyllum polystictum
By admin | August 24, 2010
Bulbophyllum lobbii Lindl. 1847 is an epiphytic growing orchid species,
native to Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines and New Guinea.
As we found that beautiful orchid it was labeled as Bulbophyllum polystictum Ridl. 1909…
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Eria javanica (Sw.) Blume 1836
By admin | August 23, 2010
Eria javanica (Sw.) Blume 1836 is an epiphytic,
sometimes lithophytic, growing orchid species
with highly fragrant flowers…
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Phalaenopsis cornu-cervi f. sanguinea Christenson 2001
By admin | August 22, 2010
There is still a bit of confusion about the
Phalaenopsis cornu-cervi f. sanguinea Christenson 2001
and other subspecies or variations of the
Phalaenopsis cornu-cervi (Breda) Blume & Rchb.f.1860…
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