Unknown genera - orchid? - Orchid Board

Aussie42 · #1 (**permalink**) 09-25-2009, 07:38 PM

Hi folks.

This plant came with a collection of 200 orchids I bought a while ago. When I first saw it, I asked "is that even an orchid?"

Apparently it is. The flowers are too small for me to get a good photograph of - really pretty bell-like things about 2 mm in length.

Any ideas?

Cheers,
Aus.

Roly0217 · #2 (**permalink**) 09-25-2009, 07:40 PM

It looks like some type of terrestrial orchid but I'm not sure which one. This one is in the family known as jewel orchids know for it's mottled foliage.

kavanaru · #3 (**permalink**) 09-25-2009, 07:53 PM

that's not an orchid... it is either lilliaceae or irdidaceae, but I do not remember it exactly right now... there is another thread here in OB about this plant (someone else thinking also it was an orchid)

Roly0217 · #4 (**permalink**) 09-25-2009, 07:59 PM

Ok then I guess it's not an orchid

I'm not so big on terrestrials but I gave it a try

Aussie42 · #5 (**permalink**) 09-25-2009, 08:09 PM

Ledebouria socialis - I found your post on it Kav:

speckled leaves with purple underside... no idea what it is

Many thanks. One more to cross off my list.

Cheers,
Aus.