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This orchid was found at a cut downed tree on 18 March 2006, when I went to orchid searching in a small jungle between Batu Kawa and Bau area in Kuching, Borneo Island. The leaves of this orchid is about 2 cm and it is starting to flower. It has yellow flowers. It looks like Phaleonopsis, but it is too small for that size. Please help to identify. Please contact me at ycwee@yahoo.com or tel: +60162808170
On 29 March, I have taken some of the pictures again. I planted it at my Bonsai tree. The flower bud is still not opened yet, though it has been 11 days. I uploaded to a webpage. Please take a look. Thanks
Hi Yin Chuun,
Well done for rescueing the orchid. It looks likely to be a Thrixspermum. Would appreciate a good close-up with measurements and description, when the flowers open. Your other orchid is probably a Coelogyne.
Weng
OMG! Its really small! And really nice. Thanks for posting pics. Maybe you know or can find someone who can help you ID it? Its hard to do with just a picture.
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All that is gold does not glitter,
Not all those who wander are lost;
The old that is strong does not wither,
Deep roots are not reached by the frost.
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We are planning for another trip this weekend to the same area. Maybe find more specimens. I personally feel that this is a important rescue activity because the locations we went to are all earmarked for commercial development.
One very interesting find was a HUGE colony of Cymbidium finlaysonianum... Just to give you a rough idea, the diameter of the trunk of the tree that was felled was around 1 metre. This colony of C. finlaysonianum was growing the whole circumference of the tree, at at covering a total trunk length of around 1.5 - 2 metres. Unfortunately, we could only collect so many...
Apart from the possible Thrixspermum(?), we found other genus as well, namely Dendrobriums, Bulbophyllums and maybe some Renantheras. We can only confirm the exact species when they flower. Will take some pictures this time. Hopefully weather will permit.
Can anyone identify this orchid in Borneo Island? *MINI*
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