Saturday, November 7, 2015

Coelogyne stricta


Coelogyne stricta
Coelogyne stricta
Scientific Classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Order: Asparagales
Family:Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Coelogyneae
SubTribe: Coelogyninae
Genus: Coelogyne
Species: Coel. stricta
Alliance:
Binomial name
Coelogyne stricta
(D. Don) Schltr. 1919

Coelogyne stricta is a species of Coelogyne found in East Asia.

DescriptionEdit

Plants blooms in the spring with ten to fifteen 3 cm wide flowers.

DistributionEdit

Plants are found growing in the montane forest of India, Nepal, Bhutan, upper Myanamar, China and Vietnam at elevations of 900 to 2100 meters

CultureEdit

Plants are usually grown in baskets. Plant grows from cool to warm temperatures in partial shade. Water regularly during the summer, about once every two days and gradually reduce in the winter. Water about once every two to three weeks and gradually increase watering as new roots begin to show. Pot in a well drain medium. Pot in a plastic or clay pot with a mix of fine fir bark, tree fern fibers, and perlite or pot in New Zealand sphagnum moss.

NamingEdit

Common name: The Rigid Coelogyne

SynonymsEdit

  1. Coelogyne elata Lindl. 1830
  2. *Cymbidium strictum D. Don 1825
  3. Pleione elata (Lindl.) Kuntze 1891


CITIES category : Appendix II

References
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