Calanthe puberula: It is a
perennial orchid species inhabiting damp forest floors in
mountainous regions, with spherical pseudobulbs a bit beneath the
ground surfaces. 3-5 10-30cm long and 3-6cm wide, fascicled narrow,
long-oblong leaves with vertical creases and pointed tips.
Twenty-forty centimeter in height, the flower stalks set 10-20 pale
red-purple flowers; the sepals are oval-oblong shaped, the lateral
petals linear, and the cleft-in-three labella (lips) droop. Bloom
time: July-August. |