Tuesday, August 26, 2014

Phalaenopsis borneensis, appendiculata and lists

It has been over a year since the Borneophals Phalaenopsis species collection activity began and I'm happy to say it has been steady progress up to this point, thanks to breeders and other collectors that have kept each species going. The most recent notable addition from the list below is the namesake of the island that inspired this blog, Phalaenopsis borneensis. I'm looking forward to try to coax a spike out of this species but as I've said, I found my conditions to be a little challenging for the Cornu-cervi species complex unfortunately. There's been some discussion on whether Phalaenopsis lamelligera is just Phalaenopsis cornu-cervi, so this species may be removed from this list. Lastly, I also managed to acquire a Phalaenopsis appendiculata, which is still quite rare in cultivation.

Two more non-phal additions are Paphiopedilum sanderianum and Paphiopedilum lowii because they happen to be the two species of slippers from Borneo that I think are quite distinctive and may take a while to get established. I felt comfortable to include these in the expanded grow space, and from what I've gathered, they should be relatively easy to grow.

Borneo Phalaenopsis species list 007

SpeciesDistribution
Phalaenopsis amabilisBorneo, Indonesia, Australia, Papua New Guinea 
Phalaenopsis appendiculata Borneo, West Malaysia
Phalaenopsis bellinaEndemic to Borneo
Phalaenopsis borneensisEndemic to Borneo
Phalaenopsis cochlearisEndemic to Borneo
Phalaenopsis corningianaEndemic to Borneo
Phalaenopsis cornu-cerviBorneo, Indonesia, Myanmar, Thailand
Phalaenopsis deliciosaBorneo, India, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Philippines
Phalaenopsis doweryensisEndemic to Borneo
Phalaenopsis fimbriataBorneo, Indonesia
Phalaenopsis fuscataBorneo, West Malaysia, Philippines
Phalaenopsis giganteaEndemic to Borneo
Phalaenopsis lamelligeraEndemic to Borneo
Phalaenopsis maculataEndemic to Borneo
Phalaenopsis mariaeBorneo, Philippines
Phalaenopsis modestaEndemic to Borneo
Phalaenopsis pantherinaEndemic to Borneo
Phalaenopsis rundumensisEndemic to Borneo
Phalaenopsis sumatranaBorneo, Indonesia, Myanmar, Thailand

- Species highlighted green are the ones I currently have growing.


Other orchid species from Borneo

SpeciesDistribution
Paphiopedilum rothschildianum Endemic to Borneo
Paphiopedilum sanderianumEndemic to Borneo
Paphiopedilum lowiiBorneo, West Malaysia, Indonesia 
Paraphalaenopsis labukensisEndemic to Borneo

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