Selected Species from NMQOC

Species Appreciation Group

19th

July 2014 Photos courtesy of Jon Cara, Graham Corbin

Orchid commentary courtesy of Roger Finn

Anguloa clowesii var. flava

Cymbidium madidum

Vappodes affinis

Cestichis latifolia

Bulbophyllum digoelense

Dracontia tuerckheimii

Spathoglottis portus-finschii

Angraecum distichum

Ceratostylis senilis

Left - Alaticaulia bennettii

Below - Acianthera hoffmannseggiana

Dendrochilum propinquum

Dendrochilum wenzelii

Philippines – Luzon, Leyte,

Mindanao

Epiphyte that grows in

forests over 1000m

Potted in small bark under

50% shade. Watered three

times a week in summer and

once a fortnight in winter.

Fertilized three weeks with

high nitrogen and one week

of low nitrogen in summer

and nil in winter.

Above & Right - Dendrochilum wenzelii

Dendrochilum

cootesii

Dendrochilum javieriense

Dendrochilum pulcherrimum

Dendrochilum irigense

Cattleya percivaliana ‘Summit’

Bulbophyllum allenkerrii

Bulbophyllum propinquum

Dendrobium lichenastrum

Endemic to North East

Queensland – Cairns to

Mackay Epiphyte, lithophyte;

found in rainforests and

humid situations in open

forests; usually above

500m. It prefers dappled

sunlight but will grow in

full sun. Will form huge

colonies.

Grown on cork or

Callistemon in bush house.

Watered daily in summer

and less in winter.

Fertilised with low

nitrogen in summer.

Above - Rodriguezia decora

Left - Dendrochilum glumaceum

Dockrillia rigida

Cape York to Russel River. Also

Papua New Guinea.

Epiphyte. Grows on a range of

trees but each species must have

rough bark. Variety of humid

habitats –mangroves, coastal

rainforests, paperbark swamps,

along streams

Cultivation: On slab/bark, good

air, watered copiously in summer,

much less in winter, fertilized

with low nitrogen weekly in

summer, nil in winter, under 50%

shade.

Above - Vanda lamellata var. debutante

Left - Bulbophyllum trigonosepalum

Bulbophyllum schillerianum

North East Queensland to

Central New South Wales –

Cooktown to Newcastle.

Pendulous epiphyte; grows

on a variety of trees along

streams and watercourses,

near swamps. Likes a moist,

humid, airy habitat. Prefers

a shady site.

Easy to grow on cork or

Callistemon. Water well in

summer and sparingly in

winter. Fertilize with low

nitrogen during warmer

weather. Grown in bush

house in a shady location.

Epidendrum imatophyllum

Widespread from Mexico to

Peru and Brazil, also in

Trinidad

Grows as an erect terrestrial

herb. This lowland species

is associated with ants and

their nests and the ant nests

provide high nitrogen to the

plant.

Cultivation: Warm

conditions with high

nitrogen fertilizer and plenty

of water in the summer and

less in the winter. Good

drainage is preferred.

Cleisostoma simondii

Ascocentrum miniatum

Cattleya forbesii var. aurea

Brazil

Epiphyte mostly; Swampy

coastal areas. In forested

areas it is found along rivers

and streams.

Culture: Warm conditions,

medium bark, god air

movement, water three

times a week in summer and

once weekly in winter.

Fertilize three weeks with

high nitrogen and one week

low nitrogen. Under 50%

shade.

Phalaenopsis rosenstromii

North-east Queensland –

Iron Range to Mount Spec.

Grows in humid places

where there is good air

circulation – near waterfalls,

moist gullies, deep gorges

and sheltered slopes.

Needs warmth, humidity

and good air movement.

Grown over a tray of moist

coconut husk, watered three

times a week in summer and

once a week in winter.

Fertilized with low nitrogen

fertilizer.

Pelatantheria insectifera

North west Himalaya, the

Deccan, North East India,

Nepal, Myanmar

Epiphyte to an altitude of

1000m; grows in broad

leafed evergreen forests on

limestone rocks and bushes

Grown on a mount and hung

high in the orchid house

under 50% shade Watered

daily in summer and much

less in winter. Low nitrogen

fertilizer.

Cattleya schroderae

Oncidium hyphaematicum

Above - Dendrobium goldschmidtianum

Right - Hoffmannseggella crispilabia

Above - Hoffmannseggella blumenscheinii

Right - Hoffmannseggella caulescens

Oncidium ornithorhynchum

Paphiopedilum venustum

var. measuresianum

Paphiopedilum wardii

Calanthe vestita

var. rubra-octulata

Mormolyca hedwigiae