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
| Species | Distribution |
|---|
| Phalaenopsis amabilis | Borneo, Indonesia, Australia, Papua New Guinea |
| Phalaenopsis appendiculata | Borneo, West Malaysia |
| Phalaenopsis bellina | Endemic to Borneo |
| Phalaenopsis borneensis | Endemic to Borneo |
| Phalaenopsis cochlearis | Endemic to Borneo |
| Phalaenopsis corningiana | Endemic to Borneo |
| Phalaenopsis cornu-cervi | Borneo, Indonesia, Myanmar, Thailand |
| Phalaenopsis deliciosa | Borneo, India, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Philippines |
| Phalaenopsis doweryensis | Endemic to Borneo |
| Phalaenopsis fimbriata | Borneo, Indonesia |
| Phalaenopsis fuscata | Borneo, West Malaysia, Philippines |
| Phalaenopsis gigantea | Endemic to Borneo |
| Phalaenopsis lamelligera | Endemic to Borneo |
| Phalaenopsis maculata | Endemic to Borneo |
| Phalaenopsis mariae | Borneo, Philippines |
| Phalaenopsis modesta | Endemic to Borneo |
| Phalaenopsis pantherina | Endemic to Borneo |
| Phalaenopsis rundumensis | Endemic to Borneo |
| Phalaenopsis sumatrana | Borneo, Indonesia, Myanmar, Thailand |
- Species highlighted
green are the ones I currently have growing.
Other orchid species from Borneo
| Species | Distribution |
|---|
| Paphiopedilum rothschildianum | Endemic to Borneo |
| Paphiopedilum sanderianum | Endemic to Borneo |
| Paphiopedilum lowii | Borneo, West Malaysia, Indonesia |
| Paraphalaenopsis labukensis | Endemic to Borneo |
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